tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28128614797145571392018-02-14T17:04:50.400-08:00... JUST JERII do my thing, and you do your thing. I am not in this world to live up to your expectations, and you are not in this world to live up to mine. You are you, and I am I, and if by chance we find each other, that’s beautiful.jeri kayenoreply@blogger.comBlogger845125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2812861479714557139.post-56694181332715747682018-01-25T12:40:00.000-08:002018-01-25T12:40:57.641-08:00Taking a leap of faith2017 was all about personal growth for me in all areas - emotionally, spiritually, personally, in my relationships, friendships, really just in all senses of what it meant to grow Jeri Kaye... with that said, I look back and do see where I grew some and I'm proud. And I don't write this with a sense of cockiness, but with sincerity. It took a lot for me to even get to where I could say I was proud of myself, and after doing some digging, I now know why it was so hard for me to take pride in the personal victories but now I'm at a point in my life where I can celebrate them and that feels good. Growing feels good, I don't know why I didn't think to do this a long time ago... haha. No but really, I can only account to God and his timing. Some people see a therapist, work things out through exercise, fill a void through a substance, whatever it may be, this past year I just chose to lean in to what God was trying to do in my personal life and asked him to grow me. Did I still make mistakes last year? You betcha. Did I still sin? Obviously. I'm not perfect, I will never be perfect. But what he did made me want to keep leaning in so that brings me to 2018...<br /><div><br /></div><div>Here we are 2018, I thought about what I'd make this year about. And that was to be more involved and serve in ways I felt lead to do so. Let me explain... I had told my husband that once our church was built in Norman that I wanted to be more involved. My sister and I did our very first bible study series over the summer over an amazing book that I'd highly recommend to anyone looking to start a bible study or small group, it truly opened up my eyes to so many things about myself and God's love for me. After that bible study, God urged me to continue that fellowship with other women. Fast forward to a couple of months later, I attended a women's night at our church with a friend called Sisters, luckily while there, the opportunity came up to sign up for a women's life group so I did. I was all in. Now I look forward to this night every week, because I know that this community of women is where God has placed me on this designated night of each week for a reason. Viv has been a wonderful group leader for our group of women, she is such a vibrant soul. She brings so much joy to our group. She has brought us together each week and we have grown together over the past few months and we have loved her during this season and series of the sisters bible study. Without her, we wouldn't be where we are as a group. Viv is originally from Florida and she recently got a job opportunity back home at the life church in her home town so she is now leaving us. We are sad to see her go but will love watching her grow from afar because we know she is capable of amazing things.<br /><br />When Viv announced her big news, she asked our group to pray about not only her new adventure but also for our group. She had given us a two week heads up on her move and said that if anyone felt like God was calling them to lead the group to pray about it and let her know so that we could continue the life group. If I told you how the holy spirit talks to me than sometimes I feel like you might not believe me, but I felt God almost telling me to say it then and there but I didn't do it. I hesitated because, well, you know? Aren't we all our own worst critics? Am I qualified to lead anything? Lead other women, God, you know my story, it is all jacked up, I'm pretty much a mess. But God, God calmed me down and said "these women, they will be ok with your story, it's yours, they have their own story, your story makes you YOU, &nbsp;their story makes them THEM, that's why I brought you all together and I have called YOU to do this, go and DO THIS". So I finally stopped trying to win the battle because honestly, who battles God? right? no thanks. I texted up Viv, and get this, she's all "oh, great! I've been praying for YOU specifically. I knew God was nudging you!" ... and so now, I'm taking a little leap of faith and by little I mean HUGE because I've never lead anything by myself. I'm more of a co-leader kind of gal... I'm ready to dive in and see what's in store for me spiritually but also connect with the women in this group on a deeper level too. So if you are reading this and you are the praying type, pray for me. I'm bound to make mistakes along the way, I'm only human, but pray that I continue to hold myself accountable, work at this and that I don't hold back when it comes to leading because I'm concerned of what others in the group may think or feel about me, pray that I will share my story as God wants me to because that is what his intention is, pray that I am relatable to these women, pray that I am available and show them love and comfort and continue to grow with them more and more as we learn together. So 2018 for me, I told myself I wanted to serve more, and here I am getting the opportunity to do just that and I'd be lying if I said I didn't hesitate when the opportunity presented itself, but I know that I am where God has placed me for a specific reason so even though I'm nervous in all meanings of that word, I guess I'll just remember the words of our campus pastor who always reminds us to "buckle your spiritual seatbelt" and see what happens :)&nbsp;</div><div class="blogger-post-footer">xoxo
Jeri K</div>jeri kayenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2812861479714557139.post-61918225956370583252017-12-28T10:27:00.001-08:002018-01-24T08:41:46.390-08:00Thanksgiving like no otherWell, it's been quite some time (sadly, I feel like a vast majority of my posts start out this way) since I last took the time to sit down and just write. But stuff has happened. Life changing things. It's just I haven't exactly stopped to focus on how I feel about all of these things. I mean I have but I've been busy. Isn't that what happens to everyone? We get too busy, living. Sometimes so busy living that we began to stop focusing on our feelings about certain things? That's really another post altogether. So I'll move forward in talking about what has been going on since I'm finally getting a chance to stop the wheels of life and sit down and write.<br /><br />Thanksgiving was different this year. Will and I traveled to Boulder City, Nevada where we planned to spend the holiday with Bill, Will's dad. Bill and I have developed a relationship over the past few months and it had been really nice getting to know my father in law. I was excited to know that I was going to see him and I could feel comfortable in knowing there wouldn't be any uncomfortable conversations because he and I had been in communication and getting to know each other on great levels leading up to our visit.<br /><br />We flew out from Dallas and got to Nevada Thanksgiving morning. I say Nevada, because after my visit I realized very quickly that my husband didn't grow up in "Vegas" like I had always imagined in my mind. Yes, he was born there but it's not what I thought or maybe what you are thinking when you think Las Vegas. Not the big city of sin lights with the gambling and shows that my imagination had always wondered towards. That's not where my husband grew up until he moved to Oklahoma in the 5th grade. No, he was raised in beautiful mountains, surrounded by tall trees. It's hard to imagine until you see it in person, because I think even when I was told about it, I didn't get it until I got there and then I got it.<br /><br />Once we arrived, we drove our rental to Boulder City, where we would be spending our time. The scenery is full of the tallest cacti, more pretty mountains and then we arrived to the beautiful quaint little area. Once we made it to BC, we made our way downtown, we visited the local watering holes and just played ketchup. If you are reading this and wondering what ketchup is, it's just my version of saying catch up. You're welcome.<br /><br />Our time in Boulder City was spent antique shopping, frequenting the&nbsp;<a href="http://worldfamouscoffeecup.com/#About-Us" target="_blank">World Famous Coffee Cup</a>&nbsp;and spending time with Bill at his local favorite spots. One of his favorite places is called Jack's, it's just like Louie's, Will and I thought this was really funny because Will and I love Louie's and this place felt just like it. I always say Louie's is our Cheers bar &amp; grill, and that everyone should have a Cheers. If you don't know what I'm referencing, then do yourself a favor and look it up on Netflix or your fancy fire stick and get to watching a show called Cheers. Anyway, I think if you are person who likes to partake in drinking a cocktail every now and then, I think you should find your cheers. Somewhere everyone knows your name. Jack's is Bill's place. <br /><br />One day we went to the Hemenway Park, this place it truly a must see if you are ever in the area. This is a park like none of the ones you went to as a child, unless of course you grew up in this area. Yes, it had all the slides, the swings, etc. But it also had a horseshoe pit set up and then the best part, Rams from the mountains come down to this park and just hang out. They just chill while you chill. It was so interesting and really cool.<br /><br />Speaking of horseshoes, we spent thanksgiving at Russ's house - this is one of Bill's closest friends. His family was so sweet, they can COOK. The food and conversation was great. The guys played a few games of horseshoes, while the women talked about all kinds of things, from family to spiritual beliefs. It was nice to feel surrounded by family and friends, to see and meet who Bill surrounds himself with. All of friends are funny just like him, and kind, very kind.<br /><br />I would say my favorite time there was the day we spent in Mt. Charleston. It's hard to imagine such a beautiful place like this in the midst of where your mind goes when you think Las Vegas, but if you ever get the chance to go here, GO. I urge you take that day trip. Bill &amp; Will and took the time to stop and show me different landmarks that brought back memories. We drove by the fire station his dad worked at for years, even the plot of land where their old house once stood. Will &amp; I took a hike through the mountains to the lodge, funny, once dusk was upon us and we had been heading back, Will's dad was beginning to get worried so he just yelled loudly, his voice echoed through the mountains. Will said he used to do this when he was younger too. I would love to grow up in a place filled with so much nature and beauty, and the way to be called home was just yelling across the mountains.<br /><br />The last night we were in town, we decided to get a room on the strip, we thought we were going to go all out. Will would have steak &amp; lobster, I would find some delicious pasta and red wine. This is not how it really went haha. We actually got to our hotel, found the closest CVS, got some mucinex and got in bed. We did get up the next day to do a little Black Friday shopping and we had a delicious burger at Wahlburgers, not gonna lie, I was hoping to see Donny, big blue bloods fans over here - no luck, maybe next time.<br /><br />As we flew home, I realized I have so much to be thankful for, of course my husband, but also my budding relationship with my father in law and Will's continuing relationship with his dad. Will &amp; I both hope to go back soon to visit him and I think we will. 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Jeri K</div>jeri kayenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2812861479714557139.post-18078933089818352522017-10-29T18:40:00.001-07:002017-10-29T18:43:39.879-07:00Shame, confidence & becoming useful This post may be long, but then again it could be short. All I knew when I began typing this evening it that I wanted it to be something I could either one day look back on and remember a time where I could see myself going through some type of transition. Which if you are one of my readers (if I even have any of those out there still interested enough to keep up with this stuff then maybe you’ll find it of interest too, but then maybe not haha) you know that’s why I started this whole blog situation in the beginning as a way to look back later, in the future. <br /><br /><br />Anyway, this year, I’ve been working on myself — as much as I’d like to say I’d been doing that all of my life, I probably haven’t. I would say that things prior to this year, I was getting there, but maybe just not quite ready to really buckle down and work on ME. So I started with I thought was the single most important part of me to work on which was focusing on the shape of my soul. It’s in my belief that you are only as good as your soul is. <br /><br /><br />My relationship with my higher power is pretty important, so it was relevant for me to get that relationship to a more solid ground. I come from a pretty solid background of religion and I grew up going to church. I’ve always felt close to God but I just knew I needed more. To get real, I just knew it was time for me to start cleaning up the mess or maybe stop creating the mess...<br /><br /><br />In life we make messes, and when we make messes we don’t want to face others. Sometimes our messes are harmless, sometimes our messes hurt others, and sometimes our messes hurt ourselves. So we spend our time trying to cover up the messes, because we are ashamed. We hope nobody asks us too many questions, because that opens up doors to our lives we don’t feel comfortable talking about, because of our shame. I’m familiar with those types of messes.<br /><br /><br />When I began to start focusing on my relationship with God this year, it was like the messes in my life in my memory were in bold print and highlighted with bright yellow so I wouldn’t forget them. Each time I would feel a little closer to God, I’d either create another mess or remember another mess out of shame. Shame quiets people down, it quieted me down. But what I’m still learning is that it doesn’t necessarily have to. <br /><br /><br />As I started working on my relationship with God, due to my own messes and shame I began to lack confidence. Confidence in speaking to others, sharing with them, I don’t know about certain things I’d dealt with or even overcome because of Gods love and this all because of my stupid messes. What I find cool about God’s love is that he accepts me and brokenness- the mess- the shame- the guilt. And despite my mess ups he’s like "hey, you’re good, someone needs to hear that story, someone needs to learn from it, make yourself useful for my glory." <br /><br /><br />Recently, I jumped into this small group of women on Tuesday evenings, I realized quick that I'm still lacking in confidence to share with these women. However, after we met that evening, I prayed about it more and feel like maybe I'll make myself more useful moving forward. I'm hopeful there. What I will share with you guys is something I do feel really proud of&nbsp; that I've seen a transformation in over the past year is the growth in my relationships. Not only with my husband, or close friends, those have been greatly enriched, but what I'm really proud to say that I'm finally working on is growing with the relationships within my family. This is the part that was&nbsp;a bit of a tough spot for me, I think I could of probably just kept on living life, kept going like it was going but I prayed about the relationships within my family that have been broken for a seemingly long time. God gave me some ways to approach these relationships and I'm proud to say that I am hopeful that one day they won't be so broken. I'm not saying we will be the Brady bunch, but I think we will be less broken, there are some key people within the family I'm talking about here that I know that want this too and I know God can make this happen. I do think God has the ability to transform these once broken relationships into beautiful united bonds so I'm looking forward to seeing what is in store for our family. <br /><br /><div class="blogger-post-footer">xoxo
Jeri K</div>jeri kayenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2812861479714557139.post-71769190664197107382017-10-18T10:53:00.000-07:002017-10-18T10:53:17.816-07:00and these are a few of my favorite things...There's something that changes in the atmosphere when you get the Fernandez kids together. I don't know why I say "kids" because they are all adults now. But I think we, as humans, tend to act like our younger selves when we are around the people we grew up. That's what happens with Will, Alana and Travis when they get together. The air fills with continuous laughter, voices raise in volume with excitement,&nbsp; and you sense a bond has been created that if you haven't experienced in your lifetime you realize that you very much want to be a part of. What's great about the Fernandez folks is that they will welcome you with open arms. Before you know it, you too will be sharing "remember when" stories and exchanging "this is what life is about" glances when the right moment presents itself.<br /><br />Every second Friday, Norman has an art walk on Main street. Different artists will showcase their art in stores on main street, restaurants will open their doors to the public and sell their food, and musically talented individuals line the sidewalks and play their tunes. At the end of the street there is a huge open space where food trucks set up and other local artist sell their jewelry, soaps, candles and artwork. Will and I love stuff like this, Alana had mentioned wanting to check it out while she was in town so we met her, Keifer, Travis, Amber and Davis downtown to walk it out. It was a beautiful evening admiring all the goodies and spending time with our family. We decided to go see Rocky &amp; Mike (two guys who played at in our wedding band) play music. Crazy thing, Rocky let people come up and sing with him, and I kid you not, every single person who sang with him wasn't just good but they were like GOOD. It was wild. Must have been a friday the 13th kind of deal, or maybe there are a lot of people residing in Oklahoma who are not following their dream and need to look into signing up to a show they call THE VOICE.<br /><br />It's true what "they" say, as you get older, you tend to rise earlier. I was awake by eight on Saturday morning. The only other person in my house awake was my Shoba puppuh-dog. I got up and showered and then tippy-toed around the house, tried to read a book (which never really happens when I'm excited) and then decided I'm not that great at being quiet so I decided to get out of the house for a minute. I drove to get a couple of things for breakfast, grabbed an iced coffee, then headed back to the house. By the time I got back Will had managed to wake up, then Alana Donna came downstairs shortly after. We took Shobey on a walk and showed Alana the neighborhood. Once we got back, we enjoyed some coffee/morning back patio time and then before we knew it Lindsey was knocking at the door. Thank goodness Lindsey made it there earlier because she helped me make hash browns, I've never been able to knock those out for some reason. You'd think they'd be easy, but nope, not even a little bit. haha. I also whipped up some breakfast burritos for everyone with a side of mimosas. Before too long, it was game time in Oklahoma so we made our way over to&nbsp;<a href="http://louiesgrillandbar.com/locations/louies-norman-brookhaven/" target="_blank">Louie's</a>&nbsp;to watch it. Once OU beat Texas we headed back to our house, we spent the evening playing a card game, catch phrase and foosball.... typical Fernandez night.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-9Alfw9hHxww/WeeUqJquapI/AAAAAAAAKl0/tAqWbia_gfkvURDkdBdz5nrAgWC3MsuSwCLcBGAs/s1600/IMG_1084.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="800" height="240" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-9Alfw9hHxww/WeeUqJquapI/AAAAAAAAKl0/tAqWbia_gfkvURDkdBdz5nrAgWC3MsuSwCLcBGAs/s400/IMG_1084.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><br />By my next statement, you'll probably realize by my third visit in the past five weeks that I'm officially feeling a little obsessed with&nbsp;<a href="http://www.thejonesassembly.com/" target="_blank">The Jones Assembly</a>&nbsp;and it's because I kind of am. I wanted Alana to see the place so I made reservations for a late brunch for everyone. Gosh, I'm just so impressed with their tasty food and cocktails. I literally just can't say enough good things about them and always look forward to going back. ( I'm already looking forward to going back at the end of the month for our first show there) As we were all passing around our plates and enjoying our food, I sat back and smiled because all of these people with all of their beauty and despite their differences bring something so unique and special to the table which makes us all family. The remainder of the afternoon we hung out on the patio, ran into&nbsp;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nick_Collison" target="_blank">Nick Collison</a>&nbsp;, and by ran into I mean, he and his wife just happened to walk in to lunch while we were all there on the patio, and we didn't say hi because we are nobody's to them and we are normal people and respect their privacy haha.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-teP2RSgs5DM/WeeUvLSePsI/AAAAAAAAKl4/Z42oUFCX2MUZI9j40CUSPZxgOYMXySPrQCLcBGAs/s1600/IMG_1074.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="601" data-original-width="800" height="300" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-teP2RSgs5DM/WeeUvLSePsI/AAAAAAAAKl4/Z42oUFCX2MUZI9j40CUSPZxgOYMXySPrQCLcBGAs/s400/IMG_1074.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Nsv1YJBwR-o/WeeU0VQyR-I/AAAAAAAAKmA/OCmmsC4fzVEo5e0Jlw6hkxd9J3ihpY2_wCLcBGAs/s1600/IMG_1063.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="600" height="400" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Nsv1YJBwR-o/WeeU0VQyR-I/AAAAAAAAKmA/OCmmsC4fzVEo5e0Jlw6hkxd9J3ihpY2_wCLcBGAs/s400/IMG_1063.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-e1EyzniYlcA/WeeU0IsxpJI/AAAAAAAAKl8/uH8vVVvErKoHro3NHi6Ua96KZiwSTQM1QCLcBGAs/s1600/IMG_1064.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="600" height="400" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-e1EyzniYlcA/WeeU0IsxpJI/AAAAAAAAKl8/uH8vVVvErKoHro3NHi6Ua96KZiwSTQM1QCLcBGAs/s400/IMG_1064.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-RsZXMEUKJEQ/WeeU0ZuBAVI/AAAAAAAAKmE/zN64F5dE0IgV5F7HZKB_hDk5I5LVoVw7wCLcBGAs/s1600/IMG_1073.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="600" height="400" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-RsZXMEUKJEQ/WeeU0ZuBAVI/AAAAAAAAKmE/zN64F5dE0IgV5F7HZKB_hDk5I5LVoVw7wCLcBGAs/s400/IMG_1073.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><br />We said our goodbyes, but we vowed to spend more time together, as we get older we know this is what we all want and need and it is what is most important. Luckily, we will get to do just that this year starting with Thanksgiving. Family is so important and I'm so happy to have married a man who has formed such an incredible bond with his little sister and brother. These three individuals are some of the most vibrant, fun, loving, and tight knit individuals I know.<br /><br /><br /><div class="blogger-post-footer">xoxo
Jeri K</div>jeri kayenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2812861479714557139.post-35964049491498489302017-10-13T07:20:00.000-07:002017-10-13T07:20:56.509-07:00TGIF<div class="MsoNormal">it's FINALLY Friday!<o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal">Is it just me or did this week seem longer than usual? It's probably just me. And it's probably because I'm looking forward to something. My sister in law and soon to be brother in law are coming to town and I can hardly wait to see them. It seems like has been forever since Will and I have seen them so we have missed them so much. The ability to focus this week while at work has been madness. But it's today is finally here!! <o:p></o:p></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-44UWioLh6Zs/WeDGv5BeHWI/AAAAAAAAKlI/p1dEJETFSEoLqu9WYnQQqX7sXpoSRIeVQCLcBGAs/s1600/617B969F-.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1589" data-original-width="1600" height="396" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-44UWioLh6Zs/WeDGv5BeHWI/AAAAAAAAKlI/p1dEJETFSEoLqu9WYnQQqX7sXpoSRIeVQCLcBGAs/s400/617B969F-.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Because sometimes all you have is pink ribbon ...&nbsp;</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><o:p><br /></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal">Though I just said it's been hard for me to focus while working due to excitement, I've somehow managed. And not only that, I've actually had one of the most productive weeks in a while. So yeah such a awesome yet awkward week, who knew?!? For example, I picked up my husbands birthday gift (which is funny because talking to him earlier while on the phone he clearly thinks I just bought him dinner this year) , I signed up for a life group this week and I had been wanting to do that for a while, and got some small grocery shopping taken care of - you know the kind that you have to do in between the hefty trips because you and your roommate drink way too much coffee, and he uses ALL the deodorant because the girl kind is the best ;) oh and let's not forget the dry shampoo because I almost NEVER wash my hair these days.. that type of shopping. <o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal">So yeah super productive stuff going on in my household... I know what you're thinking, "give me some excitement Jeri Kaye" but let's get real guys, this is my life as 32 year old me. And as much as I thought back when I was 25ish that even the type of things I just wrote were boring I'm kind of looking back at my week feeling a little accomplished haha. I guess this is what people meant when they said "you'll feel different about things as you get older" boy were they right. Now don't get me wrong, I love a night out on the town but I so love night in with a great book, a cozy blanket and a glass of red wine, sometimes I prefer it over the other fancy stuff.&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal">Now I wouldn't be telling you guys the truth if I just stopped there though. There were some other things I feel that happened this week that I am happy to see that happened. In two completely separate situations, I felt God very present in the moment and it was really cool to see him at work. I want to share with you guys what happened because I love sharing any and every thing that involves a moment showing God's love. Right now though, I much prefer to let go and let God do his work. I'm still learning and I'm still growing in him. What I have learned so far is that he has a plan and I need to roll with his plan for me. <o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><br /><div class="MsoNormal">Now, I'm SO excited to get my family weekend started with my ALL of my family members. I hope you all have a great weekend and I can't wait to come back and tell you all about it next week.&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></div><div class="blogger-post-footer">xoxo
Jeri K</div>jeri kayenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2812861479714557139.post-19722333863963732532017-10-10T15:36:00.002-07:002017-10-10T15:36:42.525-07:00Celebrating, Pedis with my girls and Lovin' on my FamilyFriday night I got the chance to take my husband out on the town for a nice birthday dinner. He insisted I not do that. But let's get real, who doesn't like to feel extra special with a nice birthday dinner somewhere nice? I know I do. I always try to find places we've never been to visit. I also try to choose something more Wills taste palette as opposed to mine. He's more steak, lobster &amp; bourbon , where I'm more pasta &amp; red wine. I chose&nbsp;<a href="http://www.broadway10okc.com/" target="_blank">Broadway10</a>&nbsp;and it was so delicious guys. The staff was so friendly and our food was SO good. We walked or I should say waddled out of that place happy as can be and ready to meet a few of our friends for a few celebratory drinks. We met them at&nbsp;<a href="http://kongstavern.com/" target="_blank">Kong's Tavern</a>&nbsp;.&nbsp; Will and I got there a little earlier then our friends so I challenged him to a little one on one arcade basketball hoopage. Sadly, even though it was his birthday I can't let him have everything and my competitive nature got the best of me so I took him down to china down, sorry babertz. Once our friends got there, we played a couple of games then moved onward to the next place. Before the night was over we shot over to&nbsp;<a href="http://www.rjsupperclub.com/" target="_blank">R&amp;J's</a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href="http://pumpbar.net/" target="_blank">The Pump</a>&nbsp;. It was so nice to have some of our friends come out on such short notice to celebrate Will. As we get older, we realize that's what life is all about, having the people you love around you on your special days. I know that Will loved getting the chance to spend some time with some of his friends and feeling all the birthday love.<br /><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-2XHHj9nePWA/Wd1LLf3sszI/AAAAAAAAKkc/2k9t6H4qEREI0sfZmGYjznNg3shgfyp8ACLcBGAs/s1600/IMG_0924.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="601" height="400" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-2XHHj9nePWA/Wd1LLf3sszI/AAAAAAAAKkc/2k9t6H4qEREI0sfZmGYjznNg3shgfyp8ACLcBGAs/s400/IMG_0924.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-cDvNFlFCGN4/Wd1LLr6QynI/AAAAAAAAKkg/pi_5KD9DpS0892kRBDIpUuFk6cr1bUqbQCLcBGAs/s1600/IMG_0925.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="601" height="400" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-cDvNFlFCGN4/Wd1LLr6QynI/AAAAAAAAKkg/pi_5KD9DpS0892kRBDIpUuFk6cr1bUqbQCLcBGAs/s400/IMG_0925.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Saturday morning, Paris &amp; I had plans to meet for coffee at&nbsp;<a href="https://www.facebook.com/The-Blue-Bean-Coffee-Co-145176791002/" target="_blank">The Blue Bean</a>&nbsp;. If you haven't tried their famous blue bean brew ya should, it's SO good, it will knock your socks off. Will and I used to frequent that place all the time when we lived just down the road. It was so nice to sit with Paris and catch up. Paris always takes care of me. She's always been able to calm me down when I'm overwhelmed by the curve balls being thrown my way. But she also is just a breath of fresh air, she keeps the mood light and we laugh so much when we get together. About everything and nothing all at once. After we chatted it up over coffee, we snuck over to Victory Gymnastics to get a peak at K while she was practicing at open gym. She just keeps improving and getting better and better. That little girl was flipping all over the place. I cannot wait to watch her at her next gymnastics meet. That afternoon we decided to go get some pedicures, and lord did I need one --- that's what she said - no really, that's what the lady who was working on my feet said. It was kind of a sad deal. Note to self: get more than one pedi a year. Once we finished up our pedi's we went to Ulta and checked out new lip colors at the Mac counter and eye'd new products, but somehow I got out of there without spending money, still not sure how that happened. The rest of my Saturday was spent hanging around our house cleaning and hanging with Shoba waiting on Wills to get home from the game, poor Will was pretty bummed out the remainder of the evening because of those dang Sooners :(<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-EZguu47IwGQ/Wd1LR68tmAI/AAAAAAAAKkk/mTp7Ss4ZauYo1CJEpSoIjKAdDoVwX4gUQCLcBGAs/s1600/C6CAF056-.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-EZguu47IwGQ/Wd1LR68tmAI/AAAAAAAAKkk/mTp7Ss4ZauYo1CJEpSoIjKAdDoVwX4gUQCLcBGAs/s400/C6CAF056-.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-cndTlQIHy2s/Wd1LSxeKURI/AAAAAAAAKko/8CpWWdoLkqIJxkPE7lYksvLAR2fLv-yqwCLcBGAs/s1600/1ED7C095-.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="400" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-cndTlQIHy2s/Wd1LSxeKURI/AAAAAAAAKko/8CpWWdoLkqIJxkPE7lYksvLAR2fLv-yqwCLcBGAs/s400/1ED7C095-.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><br /><br />We rose pretty freakin' early Sunday morning so we could make it to the early service at LifeChurch because we had a busy day planned but we knew we needed to start it out with Jesus. Have you ever just noticed that when you do start your day out that way it just goes better? I do. Most of the time even when I don't want to get out of bed, or I'm a little lazy and don't want to read my devotion but do it anyway, I never regret it after I do and can always admit that God speaks to me through the message. Thank you God for doing that. God has really worked on my heart this past year, just for the record, that DOES NOT mean that I'm living the perfect life, it just means he's speaking my language. He's been talking to me all sorts of ways. He'll talk to me through writing in books, through the bible of course, through speakers on&nbsp; podcasts, sometimes I'll just be at the right place at the right time. <i>For example</i>, just yesterday I was at the bank, and I saw this girl who looked like another girl who I hadn't talked to in months. So I text message this girl I haven't talked to in months because I think this girl at the bank is her and say "hey, did I just see you at the bank in a new jeep?", I haven't talked to her in so long, that she has in fact erased my phone number, I tell her who I am, and then fast forward the convo a little bit and I felt like God was telling me to ask her to come with me to this event at church TONIGHT. It was a little awkward of me to ask her given so much time had passed and just because we had both probably realized that we had grown apart a little but you know what I knew and know we both serve the same God so I felt like it just might be something that we both might need. So guess what I'm doing tonight? We goin'. -- Anyway, that's how God speaks to me, and now let me get back to my Sunday portion of my blog, I got carried away haha -- After church, I jumped in my car and headed to Wills grandma to help her get lunch ready for the family. She's always had these family lunches since I can remember, but lately they've been different, and I gotta admit, I am LOVIN' it. Will's grandma and mom were both in the kitchen and I went over to offer my help wherever needed. To be honest, I really just go over there to bond. Since I can remember, growing up, my own mom and grandma spent years in the kitchen and I would sit and watch them while talking and laughing with them. I have missed that so much and I had always dreamed that I would marry into a family where I would have that someday. This year, somehow it just started happening, I swear it's a God thing because it's totally just happening. The last few lunches I've been in the kitchen cooking with his grandma. At one point this past Sunday, we were all three in tears at one point, then we were laughing at another, we were having the most precious bonding moments. Once Will got there, I was washing my hands and looking out the window and I just sat there thanking God because I knew he gave me this family and he knew I needed them and I appreciate them so so much. The rest of the family filed in later and we all celebrated my mother in law and Wills birthday with a nice lunch and lemon sheet cake.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-afWvMFFMMwk/Wd1LYaxHCGI/AAAAAAAAKks/BpjMh_iMsjwIIz94RYZ36V7LDnyLDq5HACLcBGAs/s1600/IMG_0935.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="640" height="400" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-afWvMFFMMwk/Wd1LYaxHCGI/AAAAAAAAKks/BpjMh_iMsjwIIz94RYZ36V7LDnyLDq5HACLcBGAs/s400/IMG_0935.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><br />Later that night, we were hand delivered a piece of art that we had been anxiously awaiting because the artist had been working on it for us. To say we are happy with it would be an understatement. We feel like it completes our living room. I love it because it shows movement of water, its painted on wood, its got a TON of texture yet it's so calming at the same time. Anyway, yeah I love it.<br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-4lsa0YPbKHc/Wd1K9PF8daI/AAAAAAAAKkU/ye67tLFhrPIret5GMZ-K4f7e3jWLsZIWwCLcBGAs/s1600/FullSizeR.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="742" data-original-width="750" height="395" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-4lsa0YPbKHc/Wd1K9PF8daI/AAAAAAAAKkU/ye67tLFhrPIret5GMZ-K4f7e3jWLsZIWwCLcBGAs/s400/FullSizeR.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/--MFF5rIfk0Q/Wd1LB6RTWYI/AAAAAAAAKkY/Xjv7c7mPrgsbYV8SHZDEukcpcZz6vr6vACLcBGAs/s1600/IMG_0949.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="640" height="400" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/--MFF5rIfk0Q/Wd1LB6RTWYI/AAAAAAAAKkY/Xjv7c7mPrgsbYV8SHZDEukcpcZz6vr6vACLcBGAs/s400/IMG_0949.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer">xoxo
Jeri K</div>jeri kayenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2812861479714557139.post-55722455423119388782017-10-03T07:52:00.002-07:002017-10-05T18:56:42.725-07:00Buddy & Jeff DeanLast week was a tough time for us at Auto Craft. We lost our Buddy, well Jeff's Buddy, but all of us at the shop were really close to this pup. Buddy found Jeff one night when Jeff was running. Jeff first tried to find his owner, but no one ever claimed Buddy, so he was stuck with Buddy, or Buddy was stuck with him ;). You know how people say dog's are mans best friend, these two were definitely best friends.<br /><br />I met Buddy Dean about 10 years ago. Funny story about Buddy, well two, when I went to talk to Jeff for the first time at auto craft, I was wearing a black dress, Buddy welcomed me by jumping up on me and giving me a big ole kiss, but when he jumped on me, it made me flash my pink undies to the whole shop. So awkward. The second time I met Buddy at "the more formal interview", he ate more kibble than I've seen any dog eat, but then.... he barfed at the interview. This lead me to gag throughout the interview, but somehow, I connected with Buddy and his owners and got a job at Auto Craft. I've worked with Buddy every week day since I've been employed at Auto Craft, he always welcomed me with a sweet kiss every morning when I got to work. Buddy LOVED coming to work, Jeff says he'd sit by the back door in the mornings after he went to the bathroom, and wait for Jeff to open the door so he could climb into the durango and go to work. He very much had a routine,&nbsp; he would bark to greet the first customer of the day every single day. Once he had his meet and greet done, he'd run happily into my office and ask for a treat by way of lots of kisses, barks and handshakes. Once he got his treat, he'd lay right beside my desk, sometimes I'd even have to maneuver my chair around him to avoid running him over. He was everybody's buddy at the shop.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-ZCcg44j8aiI/WdOjDJtPlkI/AAAAAAAAKiI/LgxUMRI55rouUI_x-k24Q0FR-ceQj3kYgCLcBGAs/s1600/53F180F1-.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="400" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-ZCcg44j8aiI/WdOjDJtPlkI/AAAAAAAAKiI/LgxUMRI55rouUI_x-k24Q0FR-ceQj3kYgCLcBGAs/s400/53F180F1-.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ql-R-PY8gSk/WdOjFIMpdRI/AAAAAAAAKiM/xoVukkJkDxESNxIPiCiWpAhlQxrEYLNcwCLcBGAs/s1600/Happy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="300" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ql-R-PY8gSk/WdOjFIMpdRI/AAAAAAAAKiM/xoVukkJkDxESNxIPiCiWpAhlQxrEYLNcwCLcBGAs/s400/Happy.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br />Sadly, we lost Buddy Dean last week to Cancer. It was tough, we all cried together. It's not easy coming to work and not seeing him. Buddy will always have such a special place in our hearts. So to you Buddy, "thanks for always making Auto Craft workers feel welcome and loved, we loved you a whole lot." I know that Holden welcomed you into heaven and you probably remembered him right away. For my readers, of course I think dogs go to heaven. :)<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-m5H_YD2iN5o/WdOjUgsPmhI/AAAAAAAAKiQ/q0kuDh5kEzsv3Cr94Ts7JU38dUdX9HIOQCLcBGAs/s1600/Bud.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="890" data-original-width="750" height="400" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-m5H_YD2iN5o/WdOjUgsPmhI/AAAAAAAAKiQ/q0kuDh5kEzsv3Cr94Ts7JU38dUdX9HIOQCLcBGAs/s400/Bud.jpg" width="336" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Buddy's last day, riding shotgun with the windows down, first time in years.&nbsp;</div><br /><br /><br />Though the week was hard for Buddy's bff Jeff, little did Jeff know his wife had been planning him a surprise birthday party for months. She had flew in all of his besties from Ohio who were scheduled to arrive the day after we lost Buddy.&nbsp; Jeff's spirits were lifted with his friends arrival, not that they replaced his pain but they sure did help him deal with it. He has some really great friends. I got to meet a guy who drove him to his wedding on his wedding day, another guy who he worked on cars with him, and honestly, I didn't meet his other friend, still confused on who he was haha. Anyway, back to my birthday story, Saturday, while Jeff and all of his guys were out having fun playing laser tag and riding go-carts, Kim had Will and I come over to help with decorating their beautiful house for Jeff's surprise 60th. He was under the impression his daughter, Beth, would be planning a dinner for he and his friends. Little did he know, once he &amp; his friends left, Kim called up her troops, her closest girlfriends, her kids, and Will and I. -- somehow I'm always the person in charge of hanging lights, makes me want to look into starting a Christmas light hanging business ;) We whipped that place together and made it surprise party ready in no time. My boss was SO surprised. Coolest party ever, there was live music, a food truck, dancing in the garage middle school party style and all types of games. His wife showed him all kinds of bday love. I say this sometimes, but not nearly enough, but I'm so glad Will and I&nbsp; have them as a married couple to look up to, who can give us advice if we ask, who lead by example of partnership and just support us as a married couple. We had such a great day celebrating you Boss!<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-xJ2jIRl3Ec4/WdOhx1pLpMI/AAAAAAAAKhs/0AdB94qmJ4A7xhnE9__67ecRUZ6Y91v0wCLcBGAs/s1600/FullSizeR.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="746" data-original-width="748" height="398" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-xJ2jIRl3Ec4/WdOhx1pLpMI/AAAAAAAAKhs/0AdB94qmJ4A7xhnE9__67ecRUZ6Y91v0wCLcBGAs/s400/FullSizeR.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-NdR_44_1P3k/WdOhx644PnI/AAAAAAAAKhw/cPjPc_dFeK0Bx0vTNyRfchph2O18cWHIwCLcBGAs/s1600/FullSizeR_1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="724" data-original-width="750" height="385" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-NdR_44_1P3k/WdOhx644PnI/AAAAAAAAKhw/cPjPc_dFeK0Bx0vTNyRfchph2O18cWHIwCLcBGAs/s400/FullSizeR_1.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-7HWCMxkw6yo/WdOhxQ3t5BI/AAAAAAAAKho/S72YhCIn8AUY_g7vdq57ChUrmdr1eQJOgCLcBGAs/s1600/FullSizeR_2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="746" data-original-width="750" height="397" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-7HWCMxkw6yo/WdOhxQ3t5BI/AAAAAAAAKho/S72YhCIn8AUY_g7vdq57ChUrmdr1eQJOgCLcBGAs/s400/FullSizeR_2.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-IOBx-cDrVvM/WdOhy67NwxI/AAAAAAAAKh0/z8kfX5OL3NYqCj4gIlU4lI59_9B7VAn1wCLcBGAs/s1600/53DC7084-.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="960" height="400" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-IOBx-cDrVvM/WdOhy67NwxI/AAAAAAAAKh0/z8kfX5OL3NYqCj4gIlU4lI59_9B7VAn1wCLcBGAs/s400/53DC7084-.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">you guys, they are seriously so cute!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-0ZiQM62_OO8/WdOjxan1VDI/AAAAAAAAKiU/r3-BSNXlxnMa8NC2CZhysbMqZtuWK1CYgCLcBGAs/s1600/0B838029-.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="600" height="400" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-0ZiQM62_OO8/WdOjxan1VDI/AAAAAAAAKiU/r3-BSNXlxnMa8NC2CZhysbMqZtuWK1CYgCLcBGAs/s400/0B838029-.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-pbfJWaxUg9c/WdOiMgJ-xqI/AAAAAAAAKh4/xzj7kJBhAYEDl8V2tg2f-0bR1uk6M-MGgCLcBGAs/s1600/22046510_1695439893819615_3478325783950461202_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="960" height="480" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-pbfJWaxUg9c/WdOiMgJ-xqI/AAAAAAAAKh4/xzj7kJBhAYEDl8V2tg2f-0bR1uk6M-MGgCLcBGAs/s640/22046510_1695439893819615_3478325783950461202_n.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">That's a lot of great looking rides all in one place, this picture gives me heart eyes emoji&nbsp;</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-QhlhZao4Ze8/WdOiOyY9HQI/AAAAAAAAKh8/9ebiU2SYHwcTQbSz4gA8b1Oc2Yyy-u9UACLcBGAs/s1600/IMG_0700.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="269" height="400" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-QhlhZao4Ze8/WdOiOyY9HQI/AAAAAAAAKh8/9ebiU2SYHwcTQbSz4gA8b1Oc2Yyy-u9UACLcBGAs/s400/IMG_0700.png" width="223" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We had SO much fun!&nbsp;</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-yU5KQlrWcSA/WdPs85sczoI/AAAAAAAAKjM/dwamyC6_dpc-GSduX9DWkejC6d13RTFnwCLcBGAs/s1600/IMG_8011.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-yU5KQlrWcSA/WdPs85sczoI/AAAAAAAAKjM/dwamyC6_dpc-GSduX9DWkejC6d13RTFnwCLcBGAs/s400/IMG_8011.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Just love this guy!!!&nbsp;</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-cckDwB4STBQ/WdPs8i8I4QI/AAAAAAAAKjI/nd2x7lkBQBQd6FqKBg7198JsJDDrDIKIACLcBGAs/s1600/IMG_8013.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="400" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-cckDwB4STBQ/WdPs8i8I4QI/AAAAAAAAKjI/nd2x7lkBQBQd6FqKBg7198JsJDDrDIKIACLcBGAs/s400/IMG_8013.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-z9kaxmANmkY/WdOiQM1RaII/AAAAAAAAKiA/VLe8hvvWR-o4VhMOAFrZer-Uc8h9wQqpwCLcBGAs/s1600/IMG_0701.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="1043" height="400" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-z9kaxmANmkY/WdOiQM1RaII/AAAAAAAAKiA/VLe8hvvWR-o4VhMOAFrZer-Uc8h9wQqpwCLcBGAs/s400/IMG_0701.jpg" width="361" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Got to hang with our wedding vendor, we love Lalo!&nbsp;</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">p.s. ever had a dance off with Lalo? don't, he'll win, he's good!&nbsp;</div><br /><div class="blogger-post-footer">xoxo
Jeri K</div>jeri kayenoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2812861479714557139.post-9033364588895900092017-09-27T12:57:00.002-07:002017-09-27T12:57:30.001-07:00Happiest Day of my life so farI said I would share with you guys our&nbsp;<a href="https://www.dropbox.com/s/o07o8459darekgu/FernandezWedding.mpeg?dl=0" target="_blank">Wedding Day </a>&nbsp;video, so just go to that link and you should be able to share or reminisce with me about the happiest day of my life so far. Hope you will enjoy it just as much as we did, how special to have this to look back on for the rest of our lives, thanks Andy for taking care of us , we love this video so much :)<div class="blogger-post-footer">xoxo
Jeri K</div>jeri kayenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2812861479714557139.post-24341485878978339602017-09-25T11:10:00.000-07:002017-09-25T12:32:15.944-07:00Marriage: The first yearIt's hard to believe that Will &nbsp;&amp; I have been married one whole year. I don't know, I mean I can, but I can't. You know people say that the first year is the hardest year, well let's just say it wasn't <i>easy</i>. I can think of some times we really wanted to "break up" like when we were dating. You know breakup like you did in the beginning when you were figuring out each other, with the beauty of knowing that you can come back to the relationship within a couple of days, most of the time people don't even know that you are broken up and then once you have had your break you get back together because the reality is that you do actually care for the other individual in the relationship. Well, yeah marriage doesn't really work like that way.<br /><br />To say that our year started out a little rocky would be a bit of an understatement. Within the first few months, we realized that this marriage may not be a walk in the park like we had imagined. We had some kinks to straighten out. We had some &nbsp;repairs to do, not just on our relationship, but also ourselves as individuals in order for us to grow in our marriage. Our choice was to incorporate God more into our marriage and relationship. We have always gone to church, but we decided to start seeking him more in our marriage. We started to go to church more, we started to pray more. We actually even got a couple of books that would help guide our prayers for each other that if you find yourself in our shoes, maybe you'd like to try out. You can find those books for sale <a href="https://shop.unveiledwife.com/products/thirty-one-prayers-bundle" target="_blank">HERE.</a>&nbsp;These books just helped us to be more prayer specific when it came to praying for each other as a spouse.<br /><br />After a rough start with the ole ball and chain ;), we were finally able to approach all things that came our way as a team. When that happened, we were able to purchase our forever home, we were able to really enjoy each other's company more and then also take on any situation and confidentially know that we have one another to lean on. It's been a cool thing, for our relationship to continue to transform. A couple of years before Will and I got engaged, we went through some crazy stuff, but in that time we also grew a lot, I finally gave in and let someone love me the way I had always wanted and needed to be loved. For so long I was holding back, I wasn't willing to put my trust in the relationship with him, I was so afraid that he would hurt me the way that I had experienced rejection and been hurt by men before he walked into my life. &nbsp;In a way, &nbsp;I was a little tainted, and not just by guys I had dated, but by men in my family, from my biological father, to my older brothers and also a stepfather - <i>I still to this day have no idea who my stepfather really is when it comes down to it</i>. But since I had allowed these men to affect me in an unhealthy way, I was left feeling empty and this made me react in ways that weren't positive in our relationship.&nbsp;I was stubborn in our relationship before, I finally let my guard down, it took years. But once I finally did, before I realized it another year had gone by and he had asked me to be his wife. The year we were engaged, we grew more, and I thought "dang, this is what love is really all about". I am forever grateful for Will because in a way he saved me from missing out on how good love could really be.<br /><br />I guess what I'm trying to say here is relationships are tough man, but they can be extremely rewarding once you make the relationship a priority. I will only speak for myself when I talk about some of the speed bumps in our relationship and very rarely will you find me going into crazy details about our relationship before we got to where we are today. I do love and will always protect what Will and I have and I do believe some things are simply better left private. But, lets just say it was never perfect before, it's not perfect now, and I'm going to go ahead and say it will never be perfect, but we have continued to work daily on what we are building together. He gives me 110% and I'll do the same for him, life is gonna be crazy, relationships can be crazy, but relationships as well as marriage and life can also be SO incredibly rewarding when God gives you the right person to embrace the craziness with. Thank you Will for being <i>my</i> person.<br /><br />We celebrated this weekend by first stopping by 21c Museum Hotel where we stayed our wedding night, we had some cocktails at&nbsp;<a href="https://www.maryeddysokc.com/gallery/" target="_blank">Mary Eddy's.</a>&nbsp;We walked around their art gallery, then reminisced over delicious champagne &amp; bourbon about the first year of marriage.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-9zKl1jqpC_c/Wckd3m1DrTI/AAAAAAAAKfs/T_k2jBnonM4c2swOZyLhRBzUVwfmlT7rgCLcBGAs/s1600/B89676F4-.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="400" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-9zKl1jqpC_c/Wckd3m1DrTI/AAAAAAAAKfs/T_k2jBnonM4c2swOZyLhRBzUVwfmlT7rgCLcBGAs/s400/B89676F4-.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-c-oLxJ09DCk/WclAz_bbFMI/AAAAAAAAKgg/90AbH_r4DA0kPZhQAiZlb_0HtV11wAmGACLcBGAs/s1600/834C3289-.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="640" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-c-oLxJ09DCk/WclAz_bbFMI/AAAAAAAAKgg/90AbH_r4DA0kPZhQAiZlb_0HtV11wAmGACLcBGAs/s640/834C3289-.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-ZhcktRZNHPw/Wckd5HynktI/AAAAAAAAKfw/dNT8lg_qU9giMiVxFE1n4x76cJsgS6vpACLcBGAs/s1600/IMG_0512.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="400" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-ZhcktRZNHPw/Wckd5HynktI/AAAAAAAAKfw/dNT8lg_qU9giMiVxFE1n4x76cJsgS6vpACLcBGAs/s400/IMG_0512.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />We had dinner reservations at&nbsp;<a href="http://www.thejonesassembly.com/" target="_blank">Jones</a>&nbsp;assembly at nine thirty. Will is adorable, apparently on his lunch break he dropped off some flowers and a card so that it would be sitting at our table once we got there. When we arrived, we were greeted with champagne and we were seated and of course I was taken back by my husbands efforts.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-FG3DAvJCf2o/WckfUPmB5nI/AAAAAAAAKgM/OOGPJtJ7Pa4i1qM5oWsqbwxrB6gQDR-GwCLcBGAs/s1600/IMG_0510.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="575" height="640" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-FG3DAvJCf2o/WckfUPmB5nI/AAAAAAAAKgM/OOGPJtJ7Pa4i1qM5oWsqbwxrB6gQDR-GwCLcBGAs/s640/IMG_0510.png" width="356" /></a></div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-YZ9RbAEsvFk/WckeAqEeVHI/AAAAAAAAKf0/yRDvLbj7zZY2-GnpCKQlW6BRjwMqXl_PQCLcBGAs/s1600/5FD7F661-.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="960" height="400" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-YZ9RbAEsvFk/WckeAqEeVHI/AAAAAAAAKf0/yRDvLbj7zZY2-GnpCKQlW6BRjwMqXl_PQCLcBGAs/s400/5FD7F661-.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This would be Will being handsome but trying to tell me he really doesn't want to take anymore photos haha.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-NijtKysx6tk/WckeB-TIbkI/AAAAAAAAKf4/bRvApVDbCcsqEh9935JdUNO4t_U-__d-wCLcBGAs/s1600/IMG_0522.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="1142" height="400" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-NijtKysx6tk/WckeB-TIbkI/AAAAAAAAKf4/bRvApVDbCcsqEh9935JdUNO4t_U-__d-wCLcBGAs/s400/IMG_0522.jpg" width="356" /></a></div><br /><br />After dinner, I decided to take Will to some places he had never been around the city. If you know my husband at all, you know that he loves doing stuff around the house. He never stops, so sometimes I'm the one out exploring the new places in the city and he's at home just doing stuff. It was fun to show him new places, we stopped by <a href="http://www.sidecarokc.com/" target="_blank">Sidecar Barley &amp; Wine</a>&nbsp;for their signature sidecar cocktail, we lyfted over to&nbsp;<a href="http://www.sidecarokc.com/" target="_blank">WSKY lounge</a>&nbsp;where Will had a cocktail called "cars hiss by my window" and I had a cocktail called "riders on the storm", we tried going by&nbsp;<a href="http://www.packardsokc.com/rooftop-patio-okc/" target="_blank">Packard's</a>&nbsp;for a cocktail on the roof but they were already closed, had no idea they closed at 11 womp womp, but we didn't let it stop us, we ended our night at the&nbsp;<a href="https://www.facebook.com/pg/theUnionOK/photos/?ref=page_internal" target="_blank">Union at Sosa</a>&nbsp;. It was a fun little night just running around with my husband.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-l-ttmvtF1DY/WckfLW5wy-I/AAAAAAAAKgI/Uw94QRXLtpEtUBNLQN2WCRNwFrgzbjccACLcBGAs/s1600/DA95D0DF-.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="400" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-l-ttmvtF1DY/WckfLW5wy-I/AAAAAAAAKgI/Uw94QRXLtpEtUBNLQN2WCRNwFrgzbjccACLcBGAs/s400/DA95D0DF-.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><br />Saturday morning, I had a couples massage booked for us at <a href="http://www.threegracesspa.com/" target="_blank">Three Graces Day Spa</a>&nbsp;because I knew we might be feeling a slight headache and Will works hard and honestly, massages are more his thing, I'm not really into the touchy stuff, but I just made the appointment and we lovvvved the relaxing time we got. After our massages, we went to brunch at&nbsp;<a href="http://thedrakeokc.com/" target="_blank">The Drake</a>&nbsp;where I tried to see if I liked oysters... negative and I gobbled down a lobster roll. &nbsp;Saturday night we called in Chinese food and watched the OU game, gah I love that&nbsp;&nbsp;Baker guy ;) he's freaking cocky and it kind of cracks me up.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-CWStKsi5bJU/WckfcfFgrqI/AAAAAAAAKgQ/rcuMHekvUzwmai28aK7oJuWDHiUD-lkcgCLcBGAs/s1600/F794ED46-.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="961" height="400" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-CWStKsi5bJU/WckfcfFgrqI/AAAAAAAAKgQ/rcuMHekvUzwmai28aK7oJuWDHiUD-lkcgCLcBGAs/s400/F794ED46-.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-LEOZLkIseQc/Wckfdb7x3ZI/AAAAAAAAKgU/0RbQDDLs01AgnkhyMa0DQ3fRCIDwPpStgCLcBGAs/s1600/EC316191-.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="865" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-LEOZLkIseQc/Wckfdb7x3ZI/AAAAAAAAKgU/0RbQDDLs01AgnkhyMa0DQ3fRCIDwPpStgCLcBGAs/s400/EC316191-.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><br />Sunday morning was our actual wedding anniversary, we got up, took Shoba for donuts and then came back home and started our morning off with watching our wedding video (which I will share with you guys eventually). Once it was finished, Will said he wanted to go back and do it all over again, he'd marry again in a second. Sweet guy. The rest of the afternoon, we took Will's mom out for an early birthday lunch to her favorite spot&nbsp;<a href="http://gldining.com/the-library/" target="_blank">The Library.</a>&nbsp;We enjoyed a couple of beers, caught up with Wills mom, and spoiled her with birthday gifts. We finished the evening off by going to the State Fair and enjoying the people watching, the turkey legs and picking up flyers for things we know we don't need but maybe want in the future.<br /><br /><div class="blogger-post-footer">xoxo
Jeri K</div>jeri kayenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2812861479714557139.post-50509524663290435032017-09-20T12:54:00.001-07:002017-09-21T06:19:34.666-07:00Move over oklahoma, Candice is in town and fun is about to happen!!!Whenever my friend Candice calls, texts or emails that she is coming to town excitement fills the air. Will and I both get really stoked about seeing her and always love spending time with her, so we so looked forward to having her in our visit. She flew in on the longest flight ever on Thursday and I met her out at Guyutes and we headed over to KC's for a short visit to see KC's little ones and our friend Taylor and her sweet little girl Karis. We got back home and spent some time talking about whats going on in our lives and indulging in more than any wine one should who has a really busy day at work the next morning.<br /><br /><br />Friday, Lellis got us dinner reservations at the Jones Assembly, love the vibe there, actually can't wait to go back for dinner with Will this week again and again next month for a concert. After dinner, Lellis, Candice and I went to Kongs where Candice got to see some of her other friends and we had some mules. Candice and I parted ways from Lellis for the night and lyfted our way back to Norman.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-kiQiK5qC3y4/WcLF7GxleeI/AAAAAAAAKes/OJe_v6pM0M41z2JCtqRgHuiswGwNh0BdwCLcBGAs/s1600/IMG_0492.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="599" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-kiQiK5qC3y4/WcLF7GxleeI/AAAAAAAAKes/OJe_v6pM0M41z2JCtqRgHuiswGwNh0BdwCLcBGAs/s400/IMG_0492.jpg" width="298" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-dnNPWlY2c1s/WcLF9VvHW6I/AAAAAAAAKe0/C9XvCv-rN0waSDHKtm9QpbHx0k_5cpqIACLcBGAs/s1600/73632C5B-.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="864" height="400" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-dnNPWlY2c1s/WcLF9VvHW6I/AAAAAAAAKe0/C9XvCv-rN0waSDHKtm9QpbHx0k_5cpqIACLcBGAs/s400/73632C5B-.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-nX9r_WI7-pA/WcLF8u-YgfI/AAAAAAAAKew/yugTMzez4dYf9Xa7WCr_p_CDWJqBzBJXACLcBGAs/s1600/8DA3133B-.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="865" height="400" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-nX9r_WI7-pA/WcLF8u-YgfI/AAAAAAAAKew/yugTMzez4dYf9Xa7WCr_p_CDWJqBzBJXACLcBGAs/s400/8DA3133B-.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><br />Saturday was GAMEDAY in Oklahoma and the plan was Will had to take care of the girls ;) we met up with Kevin &amp; Amanda for a quick bite and drink while hanging out on the corner then walked over to the tailgate to say hello to the rest of our Norman crew. We hung out that night with more friends at blackbird then headed home for the night. We had a fun crew at the house hanging out, but I had to turn in a little earlier than the rest to REST a little bit.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-8rFMUJKWeSA/WcLGotZiDRI/AAAAAAAAKe8/OpZdfZTJcWwLcH-fdy56-_8vVPPScWucgCLcBGAs/s1600/IMG_0425.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="466" height="320" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-8rFMUJKWeSA/WcLGotZiDRI/AAAAAAAAKe8/OpZdfZTJcWwLcH-fdy56-_8vVPPScWucgCLcBGAs/s320/IMG_0425.jpg" width="310" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-VPv-0_fdY2I/WcLGpRDjVGI/AAAAAAAAKfA/eEuFdGbiE-EBdQBAcozg-Ye89EcUybQyQCLcBGAs/s1600/IMG_0487.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="640" height="400" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-VPv-0_fdY2I/WcLGpRDjVGI/AAAAAAAAKfA/eEuFdGbiE-EBdQBAcozg-Ye89EcUybQyQCLcBGAs/s400/IMG_0487.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-4eZh_8WfyRE/WcLGrVJNxMI/AAAAAAAAKfI/1fkysiPBLC4CHjSRcsZ0ltViFt2UTUkWACLcBGAs/s1600/5C2F2B1A-.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="600" height="400" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-4eZh_8WfyRE/WcLGrVJNxMI/AAAAAAAAKfI/1fkysiPBLC4CHjSRcsZ0ltViFt2UTUkWACLcBGAs/s400/5C2F2B1A-.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-aBBR67MgSds/WcLGqgpPlGI/AAAAAAAAKfE/chK6EsIHD1s3tb3tlQsy3ZJW1j8EZhSOgCLcBGAs/s1600/C8CC71BA-.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="601" height="400" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-aBBR67MgSds/WcLGqgpPlGI/AAAAAAAAKfE/chK6EsIHD1s3tb3tlQsy3ZJW1j8EZhSOgCLcBGAs/s400/C8CC71BA-.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><br />When I woke up Sunday, I was ready slow movin' but nothing was really gonna slow us down, we had plans to find some live music that night. Whitney, Chris, Candice, Keifer, Will and I all enjoyed some mexican on a patio then headed to the Steve Miller Band concert.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-_CGbNDJZmCM/WcLG2nUERJI/AAAAAAAAKfM/jZAac8qvfy8Px5DTPJbtEgf0Aw0h6S-uQCLcBGAs/s1600/IMG_0434.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="320" data-original-width="179" height="400" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-_CGbNDJZmCM/WcLG2nUERJI/AAAAAAAAKfM/jZAac8qvfy8Px5DTPJbtEgf0Aw0h6S-uQCLcBGAs/s400/IMG_0434.png" width="222" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-3wFg0UpgP4U/WcLG31_oIgI/AAAAAAAAKfQ/5gHAzh58iGs0Ed0Ic3J7RZDSUetNHugOwCLcBGAs/s1600/IMG_0417.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="1280" height="400" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-3wFg0UpgP4U/WcLG31_oIgI/AAAAAAAAKfQ/5gHAzh58iGs0Ed0Ic3J7RZDSUetNHugOwCLcBGAs/s400/IMG_0417.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><br />Honestly, it was one of the best weekends I've had in a long time, we already can't wait to have Candice back, our third roommate, we love you much much lots much!<div class="blogger-post-footer">xoxo
Jeri K</div>jeri kayenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2812861479714557139.post-36173044002584683902017-08-23T07:15:00.000-07:002017-08-23T07:43:30.323-07:00Going, Going, BLONDEYou guys I got new hair!!!! I'm really excited to introduce to you a nice little change up in my look! I've shifted to the blonde side of things. While my last hair stylist was amazingly talented when it comes to doing hair, it was time for me to press the reset button. And like Sheryl Crow says "a change, a change would do you good" - because I relate most things in life to music and my religious beliefs haha. A new and beautiful friend was able to help me out and recommended me to another amazingly talented stylist. (Thanks Jenna, you da best!) Not only did I get my hair did (Missy Elliot voice- see told ya I relate it all to music) but David (Jenna's husband) made Will and I the BEST burgers and Wings <i>and</i> we met at their beautiful home so we got to make a fun night of it all. The new stylist is a published hair stylist from Vegas but she travels to Oklahoma every few months to tend to her Oklahoma clients. With all of that said, if you are in need of a change up, if you're stylist has moved, you've moved, or you just need to push the refresh button like I did, you should check her out. Her coloring techniques are amazing! If you don't believe me, check out her insta page&nbsp;@sheartale , LOOK at those fade techniques, wowzers!<br /><br />Now, to the fun part of this post, look at this new do! While I've always been happy with my old hair, I had reeeeally been wanting to go frozen blonde and it hadn't been quite achieved yet, my hair is super dark so I get it. This time, though, we were able to achieve the look I was aiming for and we did olaplex, (new to me) so my hair is <i>healthy</i> and <i>blonde</i>, which I kind of never thought would be possible. I think I'll stick with this look for a little bit!<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-w-kUcUVwDy4/WZ2LFrGfgxI/AAAAAAAAKbo/2KkKHoGb4g47DNbUGx8CE3aKWbjlmy0JQCLcBGAs/s1600/IMG_9784.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1600" height="320" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-w-kUcUVwDy4/WZ2LFrGfgxI/AAAAAAAAKbo/2KkKHoGb4g47DNbUGx8CE3aKWbjlmy0JQCLcBGAs/s320/IMG_9784.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Side by side for ya...&nbsp;</div><div><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-rOCJZaHrVYA/WZ2K2raTLLI/AAAAAAAAKbY/Eov_zjob4hY5tjpoEseqX8CdAEoJHM_-ACLcBGAs/s1600/15894494_1288320764563163_1535584700404274784_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="960" height="320" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-rOCJZaHrVYA/WZ2K2raTLLI/AAAAAAAAKbY/Eov_zjob4hY5tjpoEseqX8CdAEoJHM_-ACLcBGAs/s320/15894494_1288320764563163_1535584700404274784_n.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Before</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ek381WaVjWc/WZ2K3UIyzaI/AAAAAAAAKbc/URNT7xbDkXUz-NxlhLhRCYpVh4v4bVakQCLcBGAs/s1600/74ca068dcb626f1456220152c6ec1e62.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="705" data-original-width="564" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ek381WaVjWc/WZ2K3UIyzaI/AAAAAAAAKbc/URNT7xbDkXUz-NxlhLhRCYpVh4v4bVakQCLcBGAs/s320/74ca068dcb626f1456220152c6ec1e62.jpg" width="256" /></a></div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Here's the photo of the hair (via pinterest of course)</div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I've been shooting for and been using as reference to the stylist I've had the pleasure of working with</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-1k2HuDZoDEg/WZ2K5hTf8uI/AAAAAAAAKbg/BV43kdDGJk0_PXPSvL_kgbqJxvQhLcxgACLcBGAs/s1600/IMG_9823.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1600" height="320" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-1k2HuDZoDEg/WZ2K5hTf8uI/AAAAAAAAKbg/BV43kdDGJk0_PXPSvL_kgbqJxvQhLcxgACLcBGAs/s320/IMG_9823.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">AFTER... tadaaaaa I'm swoon guys!&nbsp;</div><br /><br />*Oh and also, if you need some music to get your morning started, I've posted a video for you to jam out with me!<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="YOUTUBE-iframe-video" data-thumbnail-src="https://i.ytimg.com/vi/Ikjmz_SlGhg/0.jpg" frameborder="0" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Ikjmz_SlGhg?feature=player_embedded" width="320"></iframe></div><br />What do you guys think of the new do?! Happy HUMP DAY by the way, it's sure been on "those weeks" this week for me so far. Work has been crazy!!!! Hope you guys are having an awesome week though, and I know mine will get better as we are having some of our framily over this weekend to enjoy a pool day! We are so excited!<br /><br />Just for clarification my old hair stylist is here local in Norman, and is<i> extremely</i> talented! She has reasonable pricing, but she's a very busy lady as she has a ton of clients! If you need your hair fixed pretty I highly recommend looking in to what she can do for you too. You can find her at the mane man salon, and I'd say just ask for the most talented individual there and I'm sure all of the other stylist will openly admit she's your girl and she will get you taken care of!<br /><br /><div class="blogger-post-footer">xoxo
Jeri K</div>jeri kayenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2812861479714557139.post-34079753278246060442017-08-10T07:48:00.000-07:002017-08-10T07:48:33.605-07:00Since I'm really into cooking lately...I thought I would share some recipes every once in a blue moon post that I've tried out. But only the ones that are pretty tasty of course! You should try them, if you like to cook or just have the itch to try something different. They are super easy and require little effort... my kind of cooking ;)<br /><br /><u>Cajun Sausage Pasta:</u><br /><br />Ingredients:<br />- 1 (14 ounce) package of smoked turkey sausage cut into 1/4 inch slices<br />- 8 ounces of pasta of your choice <i>(I used thin spaghetti noodles)</i><br />- 2 cups of milk<br />- 1 1/2 tbsp of cajun seasoning<br />- 2 1/2 tbsp of flour<br />- 2 cups of grated Parmesan cheese<i> (so much better than the Parmesan that comes in a shaker)</i><br /><i><br /></i>Directions:<br />1) &nbsp;Prepare &amp; cook pasta the way you normally would and then sit to the side<br /><br />2) Saute sliced sausage in a large skillet over medium heat for about 5-7 minutes, turning every once in a while<br /><br />2) Add milk, flour &amp; cajun seasoning and bring to a boil<br /><br />3) Reduce heat, simmer gently for about 10-12 minutes with a tight lid, only removing the lid to stir. Stir until sauce is thickened.<br /><br />4) Remove from heat and stir sauce and sausage into your pot of pasta, then mix in the cheese<br /><br />Enjoy!!!<br /><br />Wills loved this meal, he's a huge fan of skillet meals like hamburger helper, I thought this was a step up and SUPER easy, I'll be making this again soon!<div class="blogger-post-footer">xoxo
Jeri K</div>jeri kayenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2812861479714557139.post-26482459479537349102017-08-08T06:03:00.001-07:002017-08-08T08:43:01.141-07:00gotta have faith faith faith.... baby! <span style="font-family: &quot;trebuchet ms&quot; , sans-serif;">Last week was one of those weeks you just don't wish upon anyone. It was one for me that was just emotionally exhausting and left my heart in question as to why things were going the way they were. It left me sad for my husband and I to have to approach &nbsp;yet another speed bump in the road while in our first &nbsp;year of marriage. It left me feeling empty a little, somewhat broken, and at one point it just left me feeling jaded.&nbsp;</span><br /><span style="font-family: &quot;trebuchet ms&quot; , sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: &quot;trebuchet ms&quot; , sans-serif;">BUTTTTT, last week taught me A BUNCH. It taught me I'm surrounded by people who love and care for me. And those people do not doubt me or my intentions, these people respect me for my efforts, and again they just love and care about me. Last weeks life lesson, which I will not go into detail about because it's simply not something I choose to post on a public platform out of respect for all people involved, taught me that even in heartbreaking situations God will remind you how incredibly blessed you really are.&nbsp;</span><br /><span style="font-family: &quot;trebuchet ms&quot; , sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: &quot;trebuchet ms&quot; , sans-serif;">God has blessed me with an amazing husband, we are nowhere near perfect as far as coupling up goes, but for goodness sake it's not perfection we are striving for here, but more so a bond that is so strong we are able to weather the storms that come our way. (oh and stay in love while we are weathering storms) When my husband hurts, guess who else hurts? I do. Well, last week showed me that when I hurt, my husband's heart does too. It does not say in the bible that in marriages life will not give you more than you can handle, if it does say that, please show me where. But what the bible does say is "<i> so they are no longer two, but one. Therefore what God has joined together, let no man not separate " </i>This is a powerful scripture to me. Let is soak in, let no man separate. This can be an actual person, something a person has made such as a material thing or perhaps even something someone has said about you or your spouse. But then there is something so beautiful about the beginning of that verse, it says <i>they are no longer two, but ONE</i>. &nbsp;My husband showed me through his actions this past week that when I really need him, he is there 110%. Whether it's to let me cry about situations that I am not in control of, or discuss matter of the condition of my heart aches or sometimes he just sits his stuff aside and is with me because he knows me and feels the aches I feel.&nbsp;</span><br /><span style="font-family: &quot;trebuchet ms&quot; , sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: &quot;trebuchet ms&quot; , sans-serif;">Last week taught me I have some really REALLY amazing women in my life. That although I do not like to be the one that needs them, that if I do need their wisdom, kind words and love, they remind me I should never hesitate to call on them for these things. They are also there for me to fall back on. 1 Thessalonians 5:11 says "<i>therefore encourage one another and build one another up, just as you are doing" </i>I have these types of people in my life and I feel like they will never really know how near and dear they are to my heart but let's just say if you women that I confided in last week are reading this, you guys are really great and I love you for loving me the way you do. Thank you for accepting me, imperfections and all. Sometimes you guys carry me when I doubt myself, &nbsp;you support me when I need the extra stuff. You guys help a woman out. Thank you, rest assured I pray for you all each and every single day and thank God you are in my life.</span><br /><span style="font-family: &quot;trebuchet ms&quot; , sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: &quot;trebuchet ms&quot; , sans-serif;">The other big life lesson I learned was from God. God spoke to me time and time again last week about hardships. God knows my heart, God knows what I need to hear and waits for me to listen. God's message to me last week and I kid you not, in three different messages was this 1 Peter 1:6-7 which says this&nbsp;<span class="text 1Pet-1-6" id="en-NLT-30341" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 16px;"><span class="versenum" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 12px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 22px; position: relative; top: 0px; vertical-align: top;">&nbsp;"</span><i>So be truly glad.&nbsp;There is wonderful joy ahead, even though you must endure many trials for a little while.</i></span><i><span class="text 1Pet-1-7" id="en-NLT-30342" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 16px;"><span class="versenum" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 12px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 22px; position: relative; top: 0px; vertical-align: top;">&nbsp;</span>These trials will show that your faith is genuine. It is being tested as fire tests and purifies gold—though your faith is far more precious than mere gold. So when your faith remains strong through many trials, it will bring you much praise and glory and honor on the day when Jesus Christ is revealed to the whole world."</span></i></span><br /><span style="font-family: &quot;trebuchet ms&quot; , sans-serif;"><span class="text 1Pet-1-7" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 16px;"><br /></span></span><span style="font-family: &quot;trebuchet ms&quot; , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white;">Readers, I'm going to be brutally honest with you on this last part, if what happened last week to me emotionally had happened a year ago, I don't think my faith or I would have been strong enough to deal with the trial I'm currently facing. I would not have had the capabilities back then to react the way I have. I'm sad to say I would have most likely just given up not without a care but more out of doubt in what I'm trying to accomplish and I would have fallen into a big pit of a depression because rejection is just not a fun feeling. But I'm sitting here today typing to you that not only is my faith in my marriage strong enough to believe in the foundation we are building BIGGER, not only is my faith in the friendships that I feel so fortunate in having making me feel even RICHER, but my faith in God has GROWN, but now I can rest easy at night in knowing God is up to GOOD and that he has a BIGGER plan for the way things are going. God has taught me to live loved, and he has recently taught me to always approach situations full of his love. &nbsp;Trials are going to happen, but trials are there to test your faith in God. I'm just glad I have a God who not only listens, but provides. God provided me incredible messages through 4 different people last week and I just feel like if I didn't share with you guys I would be keeping something good to myself, and that's not fair. These are some of the messages God let my ears hear him speaking to me last week:</span></span><br /><span style="font-family: &quot;trebuchet ms&quot; , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white;"><br /></span></span><span style="font-family: &quot;trebuchet ms&quot; , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white;">Thank GOD for Levi Lusko, his messages always get me excited about God's love for me, he speaks my language. He spoke to me through his message titled&nbsp;<a href="http://www.freshlife.church/messages/message.php?id=791" target="_blank">Where Fire Has Been</a></span></span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: &quot;trebuchet ms&quot; , sans-serif;">&nbsp;</span><br /><span style="font-family: &quot;trebuchet ms&quot; , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white;"><br /></span></span><span style="font-family: &quot;trebuchet ms&quot; , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white;">Pastor Louie Gigilo's message titled&nbsp;<a href="http://www.freshlife.church/messages/message.php?id=790" target="_blank">Goliath Must Fall</a></span></span><br /><span style="font-family: &quot;trebuchet ms&quot; , sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: &quot;trebuchet ms&quot; , sans-serif;">God spoke to me using Lysa TerKeurst, I've recently been reading her amazing book titled&nbsp;<a href="http://uninvitedbook.com/" target="_blank">Uninvited</a>&nbsp;</span><br /><span style="font-family: &quot;trebuchet ms&quot; , sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: &quot;trebuchet ms&quot; , sans-serif;">and lastly but certainly not leastly Pastor Craig spoke to my heart in this weeks message titled&nbsp;<a href="https://www.life.church/watch/different/different-faith-in-trials/" target="_blank">Different Faith in Trials</a>&nbsp;</span><br /><span style="font-family: &quot;trebuchet ms&quot; , sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: &quot;trebuchet ms&quot; , sans-serif;">Those are some of the ways that I make it through my weeks in between my Sundays. Well, this and my daily devotions. Just ya know if you need to add some Jesus love up in your routine, these guys can help you get a jumpstart on things :)&nbsp;</span><br /><span style="font-family: &quot;trebuchet ms&quot; , sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: &quot;trebuchet ms&quot; , sans-serif;">ok, tata for now readers!!&nbsp;</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><div class="blogger-post-footer">xoxo
Jeri K</div>jeri kayenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2812861479714557139.post-57395843190435610332017-07-11T12:59:00.001-07:002017-07-14T07:27:47.842-07:00Casa de Fernandez<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-wlrSHNbAP14/WWUtYYYRmMI/AAAAAAAAKXk/OODfDYmwaOYGpAVBrBPyeD_6vTmuWPRswCLcBGAs/s1600/25.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1154" height="640" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-wlrSHNbAP14/WWUtYYYRmMI/AAAAAAAAKXk/OODfDYmwaOYGpAVBrBPyeD_6vTmuWPRswCLcBGAs/s640/25.jpg" width="460" /></a></div><br /><br />I have certainly been out of the blogging game for a minute, but its because I've been overwhelmingly busy. But busy is always good in my book. Busy with work, busy with learning the ropes of what it means to be a wife, and as of recently learning how to be a new homeowner. Super exciting stuff for Will and I. God has continued to bless us this past year. I have witnessed a shift in our daily routine since we have began to seek God more. Now don't kid yourself this Fernandez couple can still hang with the best of them, but we have began to re-prioritize different aspects and things in our lives and this has helped us live a more fulfilling life. With all of this said, we have been busy learning the ins and the outs of home ownership. I have learned just how unattached I am to material items and how Will prefers to hang framed art as a team rather than letting me do it by myself. Will is really amazing at caring for plants and anything green and growing, I'm pretty sure he could grow a garden. <i>(maybe something I should talk him into)&nbsp;</i>I've realized that I'm definitely my grandmother's granddaughter, and my mother's daughter meaning that I absolutely, positively, LOVE making dinner for my Wills and taking care of him in that aspect. And I've also learned that I was also able to talk him into not putting a television in our bedroom because there are way funner things that can happen in a bedroom other than watching t.v.<br /><br />But then, there's the not so fun things that come with home ownership likkkke, the cleaning of the gutters, the worrying about the water softener, the concerns of the neighbor's pet guinea bird inside your fenced yard with your pet dog, etc.<br /><br />All in all, we are completely and utterly taken care of by God. And so thankful. We do not take what we have for granted and we continue to pray every day for each other, our family, our friends and our people &nbsp;because we know these are the ones who have supported who we have always been and these are the ones who have believed in us as individuals.<br /><br />We know that some people look at buying vehicles, homes and other things as not a big deal, but to us, it's something that we always had to work for and it was always something that we would have to reach for, work for and was always in the distance. It's been something that we knew wouldn't come simple or soon for us. I'm SO proud of my husband and how hard he works. I love him more than he can possibly know and cannot wait to fill up our house with babies.... but actually I can, so don't expect me to be writing that I'm pregnant anytime in the near future.<br /><br />For now, I'm throwing myself into working on myself spiritually and trying to keep myself from getting distracted. <i>(doesn't always come easy for me) </i>With that said, my sister and I have started a bible study that we have been doing on Tuesday evenings around 7:30 p.m. at my house and tonight is the first night at my house, I'm excited/anxious but I know God is in control and he will open the hearts of the women who will be able to attend and we will grow in God together. Other than that, yeah just working on me, my goal is to just kind of work on me, because one day, I do intend to become a mother <i>(God willing)</i> and I would like to have my head on straight by that time. My sister-in-law is getting married next year, along with a couple of other wonderful girlfriends of mine so I'm sure I'll be busy celebrating the beautiful brides over the next year. I hope to keep my blog up more than I have, so hopefully I'll be better about checking in.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-73drnl16v1w/WWUt8StG_LI/AAAAAAAAKXo/o7YrNp0Ao08DD3pd_kip1XmScGn98N09ACLcBGAs/s1600/11.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1080" height="640" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-73drnl16v1w/WWUt8StG_LI/AAAAAAAAKXo/o7YrNp0Ao08DD3pd_kip1XmScGn98N09ACLcBGAs/s640/11.jpg" width="432" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /><i></i><div class="blogger-post-footer">xoxo
Jeri K</div>jeri kayenoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2812861479714557139.post-19015750174014531772017-02-28T15:28:00.002-08:002017-06-19T07:55:56.421-07:00THE TWO <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-QZ6Ezm7KTH8/WLXx6lGF2kI/AAAAAAAAKHU/2KHGwkE_FzUspwaLtdMx0wpJWa8CAyvwQCLcB/s1600/FullSizeR.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="397" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-QZ6Ezm7KTH8/WLXx6lGF2kI/AAAAAAAAKHU/2KHGwkE_FzUspwaLtdMx0wpJWa8CAyvwQCLcB/s400/FullSizeR.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><br />it's actually true what "they" say, you know "them"...<br />What I'm referring to here is the people you hear talking about "the two". I call him my two, because God is my one, but Will is my two. Like so &amp; so saying "oh and then one of these days it will just kind of click, like you will just come to this life changing realization, like this is who my person is, this is why it didn't seem like the right fit before with the other person". Turns out my person had been around for years, but we just didn't really give it a go 'til years later. The attraction was undeniably always there, I think Will I would tell you that we truly believe that we cannot resist the others smile and good nature. We both always believed that the other was a good person who always brought out the good in others and that was hard to deny about the other. I always laugh when people ask how long we have known each other because they pick up that we are extremely comfortable and seem to go way back in time with our stories, they think it's adorable that we've known each other since the 5th grade, but the truth is we didn't start this thing until years after the 5th grade. But what I will say is that once we started it, we both knew it was something special almost immediately. It's been such an adventure falling for my husband, he's really one of the nicest, goofiest, quirkiest, caring, and funnest people I've ever loved. He gets me. I get him. It's really comforting in knowing that we are in this marriage together, and that our ultimate goal is to make each other happy, I love him more than I did the day I said I do, and I can literally say it's crazy to think I've been married five months. FIVE whole months. Marriage is tough stuff, it's not just a relationship like before, but if you are marrying the person for you it is <i>so </i>worth it. It can be work at times but it's definitely team work and it can be so fun building a life with your partner. Cooking for him, coming home to him, smiling, laughing, praying with him, honestly, I literally cannot think of another person on this earth I would want to do this crazy wonderful life with! Here is the letter I received from him on our wedding day.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-9i5cNUo8fjg/WLXyVolxBTI/AAAAAAAAKHY/a1lR2KurblgQWyCMt4UwXhOuwSgnrKXKwCLcB/s1600/3A9ECD19-.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-9i5cNUo8fjg/WLXyVolxBTI/AAAAAAAAKHY/a1lR2KurblgQWyCMt4UwXhOuwSgnrKXKwCLcB/s640/3A9ECD19-.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Oh, and for all you newly weds or just people in really freakin' long relationships or just relationships here's my favorite verse that I like to use as relationship advice lately:&nbsp;</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-rdR9juCPrKU/WLXxW3wREuI/AAAAAAAAKHc/STkXwFuig00Bnp70nTHhHHujO4Pqlz7NwCEw/s1600/Verse.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-rdR9juCPrKU/WLXxW3wREuI/AAAAAAAAKHc/STkXwFuig00Bnp70nTHhHHujO4Pqlz7NwCEw/s640/Verse.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Cl3e4njcCQo/WLXxXXJt1zI/AAAAAAAAKHc/xke2RtpdtI84ZIPQ6jYY-vtzg7Psi18hACEw/s1600/VerseNote.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Cl3e4njcCQo/WLXxXXJt1zI/AAAAAAAAKHc/xke2RtpdtI84ZIPQ6jYY-vtzg7Psi18hACEw/s640/VerseNote.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-90nyiJJGay0/WLYEFazF36I/AAAAAAAAKH0/0xLw91sYHoYWveJBZJieA2K9PH1GwJs_QCLcB/s1600/132D18DD-.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-90nyiJJGay0/WLYEFazF36I/AAAAAAAAKH0/0xLw91sYHoYWveJBZJieA2K9PH1GwJs_QCLcB/s640/132D18DD-.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="blogger-post-footer">xoxo
Jeri K</div>jeri kayenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2812861479714557139.post-66744591309669567062017-02-02T13:53:00.001-08:002017-02-02T13:53:56.294-08:00Misty, simply one of the most amazing humans EVERLastly, but definitely not least we have the beautiful Misty. Misty has always been a woman I have been able to connect with, &nbsp;I like to call her my soul sister, mainly because I literally feel like my soul does just that it connects with hers. She and I have always been able to relate to certain situations in so many different ways it's incredible. She is one who has never cast judgement on my choices (at least to my knowledge ha) but has always offered me support when I needed her in some of my more vulnerable moments of life. She's one bridesmaid who has seen and been "lucky" enough to see me in what I would consider ever "serious relationship" I've been a part of. She's supported me through them all even when maybe they weren't the right fit for me for whatever reason. I can remember her words when I talked to her before I was about to get married and how she expressed to me how happy she was for me, &nbsp;she told me she was so happy because she could see how authentic the relationship was between Will and I. She expressed to me that what Will and I had was something that was really special and admirable. Let me just say, coming from a person you admire so much, compliments like this do not go unnoticed. I look up to Misty in so many ways yet I love how she is just like me in so many ways. I will always hold a special place in my heart for Misty. I can remember meeting Misty for coffee for the very first time when Will and I had first decided to date exclusively. I was so apprehensive about telling her. I still do not know why when I think back now. Maybe it was because she and I met through an ex boyfriend of mine and her now husband Sean. Our friendship had been built on a foundation of double dates, couple game nights, and many concerts. But once I knew that the relationship I had with Will would advance to something much more than just dating I wanted Misty to know because she was my best friend and just like with any new love, you want to share those types of things with your best friends. It was an awesome feeling just in knowing that my happiness made her happy, just like her happiness has always made me happy. Support, loyalty, kindness, happiness, all of these things are simple things right? She carries every single one of these characteristics. After all, that is what I love about this woman, how simple she can be yet how amazing she really is. Thank you for being one of the most amazing humans to me! <br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-QR8b1-wqTRc/WJOplgT7VXI/AAAAAAAAKF8/9ZxghGiVRqEX5TPJnAdYKtW1WV_3laESACLcB/s1600/IMG_6069.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="390" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-QR8b1-wqTRc/WJOplgT7VXI/AAAAAAAAKF8/9ZxghGiVRqEX5TPJnAdYKtW1WV_3laESACLcB/s400/IMG_6069.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-NNAjCuCU1AM/WJOqAJ0EbyI/AAAAAAAAKGA/UYK--Ty1tDACDG6sNVRFZK-Y6Zc74F6KQCLcB/s1600/FullSizeR.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="627" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-NNAjCuCU1AM/WJOqAJ0EbyI/AAAAAAAAKGA/UYK--Ty1tDACDG6sNVRFZK-Y6Zc74F6KQCLcB/s640/FullSizeR.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">(if you know me AT all, you know that I'm an emailer, i'm always late, Misty emailed my letter to me a few weeks after our wedding day in true soul sister fashion, another reason I love this lady)&nbsp;</div><br /><div class="blogger-post-footer">xoxo
Jeri K</div>jeri kayenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2812861479714557139.post-31229464849334780092017-01-04T11:20:00.000-08:002017-01-04T11:20:25.578-08:00KC's the real dealKC KC KC, myyyyyyy KC. I don't know how to explain where our story started other than I felt such a deep hole in my heart when a guy who was my best friend growing up and absolutely adored her passed away. She was the love of his life and at that time they were going strong, and something within me told me to reach out to her and let her know that. When I did see her after communicating with her, I felt a very real connection that made me realize that we wouldn't just be acquaintances in passing, but we'd be friends for life. Not long after we were roommates, she was probably the best roommate I've ever had outside of the husband. We are kind of on the same emotional level, we react a lot the same and understand things that sometimes other people just don't get because we have some similarities when it comes to the way we grew up with unfortunate circumstances. She's the one I can tell an unbelievable off the wall story to and totally know that it happened and that the craziness is the real deal! Just like our friendship, it's the real deal. So thanks KC for always providing me with a real deal friendship, the real deal understanding and the real deal answers that I need to hear when I'm in a tough situation and need to be told how to deal with things. You da best! <br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-pGFSnw9qVX8/WGv2PmbLnCI/AAAAAAAAKE4/wgWyunSn2RMBTPNxP9wvjVGfYyOpAlFaACLcB/s1600/IMG_4912.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-pGFSnw9qVX8/WGv2PmbLnCI/AAAAAAAAKE4/wgWyunSn2RMBTPNxP9wvjVGfYyOpAlFaACLcB/s640/IMG_4912.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="blogger-post-footer">xoxo
Jeri K</div>jeri kayenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2812861479714557139.post-17640273982409733752017-01-03T06:44:00.000-08:002017-01-03T06:44:39.228-08:00Paris .. the city of LOVEAnd also, a <i>woman</i>&nbsp;full of love. Paris and I met at a bank we both worked at, well maybe I shouldn't say both, because she worked for both of us. I cannot say enough about her. We became friends quickly, and even now thinking back I can't even remember what has kept us in such great touch and in eachothers life other than just good ole fashioned love. I have watched her mother me from the time I was 19 to now ha. And when I say mother I don't mean she acts like my mom, she just knows me so well, she knows that I'm forgetful, clumsy, always one who likes to eat, and so she naturally cares for me in that way. We'll be hanging out and she will pull out some dill pickle sunflower seeds because she knows I'm a snacker, if I start to get quiet in the car while she's driving she will offer to pull over because she knows that means I'm feeling carsick and she will always offer to pick up my race packets when we are running a race together. It's like she's the best friend who literally looks out for you and keeps your best interest at hand all the time. I can't say enough great things about her, she is simply lovely. I thank the good lord for her all of the time, because I often wonder how odd life would be without her being in it, it would feel like a piece of the puzzle was missing. Thanks for always being my sister from another mister! You make my heart so full! I cannot wait until Will and I have a little boy and I talk you into having another baby, so they can be best friends just like us!<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-WUMLc0nZyMs/WGu4rUH-1LI/AAAAAAAAKEo/RmzrqXkP3jENdDVB-COJVK1Rc5cAIa73QCLcB/s1600/IMG_4916.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-WUMLc0nZyMs/WGu4rUH-1LI/AAAAAAAAKEo/RmzrqXkP3jENdDVB-COJVK1Rc5cAIa73QCLcB/s640/IMG_4916.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="blogger-post-footer">xoxo
Jeri K</div>jeri kayenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2812861479714557139.post-68137808269810648462016-10-14T08:56:00.000-07:002016-10-14T08:56:06.909-07:00When I think of sunshine...<a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-WcG6-c_P8GQ/WAD_pDiW2zI/AAAAAAAAJ_c/5Fju2DIWvqkOvlUflpI16ICHDn_BLoKDQCLcB/s1600/panda.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="424" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-WcG6-c_P8GQ/WAD_pDiW2zI/AAAAAAAAJ_c/5Fju2DIWvqkOvlUflpI16ICHDn_BLoKDQCLcB/s640/panda.jpg" width="640" /></a>I think of Amanda. She is literally a ray of sunshine. A person who really does not have to try but brings you happiness upon meeting and talking to her. Amanda (and Kevin) happens to be one of our closest friends. On my wedding day, I cannot imagine her not being there. Amanda and I have some of the best conversation, sometimes about everything, sometimes about nothing. It doesn't matter, everything just seems to come pretty simple with our friendship. We can laugh and talk a night away. She is such a loveable human being, and if you are one of those people who has met her and you don't love her, you probably need to do a little self reflection because she's a downright wonderful person. Leading up to my wedding day, Amanda knew that it was going to be an emotionally interesting day for me. I had spoken to her about how I wasn't really sure how I was going to express my feelings that day and that I had wondered if I was going to be out of it. We got together a few times just to hang out during the wedding planning process and I don't think she will ever know how much I just needed a break to have friend time. One evening in fact, we went for a run around Lake Hefner, had a few drinks at Louie's then stumbled upon an event at Red Rock Grill where we danced to a 90's band in our workout clothes. I don't think she'll ever know that at that point of my life I needed a night out like that. An expected, let loose, belly laughin' , time with one of my best friends. Love the fun memories we've experienced throughout our friendship and I know there were will be so many more. You guys, she is one of the most encouraging people I've ever met. She believes in other people and that's a damn good feeling if you get lucky enough to be her friend and see that side of her. On my wedding day, she was able to offer me her contagious smile and soft spirit. I could not have gotten married without you by my side and I always feel so lucky to be able to call you one of our best friends.<br /><br />Here's my letter from amanda panda:<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-XKgQt-U6Y-w/WAEABMkXFwI/AAAAAAAAJ_g/jofP1ZxESa8IVPcfpdDDcpKunalFESe7gCLcB/s1600/IMG_4910.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-XKgQt-U6Y-w/WAEABMkXFwI/AAAAAAAAJ_g/jofP1ZxESa8IVPcfpdDDcpKunalFESe7gCLcB/s640/IMG_4910.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-rmYKC_fng2E/WAEABVsE05I/AAAAAAAAJ_k/cMqeaJxoJtE0CCoiK96-NkqsvepJW3xSwCLcB/s1600/IMG_4911.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-rmYKC_fng2E/WAEABVsE05I/AAAAAAAAJ_k/cMqeaJxoJtE0CCoiK96-NkqsvepJW3xSwCLcB/s640/IMG_4911.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><div class="blogger-post-footer">xoxo
Jeri K</div>jeri kayenoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2812861479714557139.post-72869078634257678472016-10-12T08:32:00.002-07:002016-10-12T08:34:39.247-07:00C is for Chicago not really, it's for <b><u>Candice</u></b>, my wittle Candice. <i>Our</i> Candice. There's so much to say about this one. All good of course. Candice and I became fast friends about 8 maybe 9 years ago. I think it goes to show something when you develop a strong bond almost instantaneously with another human being. It's just gotta be a God thing, something draws you to a person, you hang out and you become best friends. Yeah that's really something. I call it a God thing. God knew this girl and I would be close. God knew we'd be able to connect and our differences would only benefit each other rather than play as a negative resulting in distanting us from one another. I love her (if that's not just obvious)<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Gj0FmT7AMYo/V_5Xh7qPshI/AAAAAAAAJ_A/AYmlIWa6Ze4CU8oXrT3nT5_cBMGQeFN_wCLcB/s1600/FullSizeR.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="425" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Gj0FmT7AMYo/V_5Xh7qPshI/AAAAAAAAJ_A/AYmlIWa6Ze4CU8oXrT3nT5_cBMGQeFN_wCLcB/s640/FullSizeR.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br />Like, you know those people you have in life, where you almost don't have to go into too much detail with, that you have the ability to read each others facial expressions and <i>just know</i>, the people who sometimes you have almost what one would describe as a sixth sense and you just don't even have to say much, you guys just get it, that's my C. I feel like sometimes I don't have to go into detail with her to explain how I'm feeling but she just knows.<br /><br />I always joke around with her about how much she and Will have in common and it's <i>so</i> true. Maybe if I hadn't married Will, I'd marry her. - Ok guys, I'm kidding but that is how much they have in common personality wise.<br /><br />On my wedding day, Candice offered me support by making sure that I was comfortable in my surroundings, she was being her normal quirky self by throwing one liner jokes here and there about random facts and always made sure my champagne glass was full.<br /><br />I like to think she is my <i>ruby ring</i>, she's been the person I'd been looking for a very long time that I just knew was out there and then when I finally found her I realized I'd cherish her forever. Now, I use this metaphor because I have yet to find the actual red &amp; gold ruby ring that I've gone to many many antique shops in search of, I know the day I find it, I'll just know it's<i> the one</i> I've been holding out for. I know the gold will shine perfectly and the reflection of the red ruby will smile back at me when it's catches the sun just right, so I'll wear it proudly and cherish it forever.<br /><br />Here is my short &amp; sweet letter from Candice, I love her so:<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-p29DLVHOoME/V_5YAL9IJuI/AAAAAAAAJ_E/YXJ7l3K3RXgjEPPH6i8BSv1HRrpzoKLOACLcB/s1600/c.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-p29DLVHOoME/V_5YAL9IJuI/AAAAAAAAJ_E/YXJ7l3K3RXgjEPPH6i8BSv1HRrpzoKLOACLcB/s640/c.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><br />Thank you Candice for always being there for me when I've been up or down or just plain out there! I hope that I can offer you the friendship that you have given me, you are so adored by me! Thanks for standing beside me on my wedding day and in life, xo.<br /><br /><br /><div class="blogger-post-footer">xoxo
Jeri K</div>jeri kayenoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2812861479714557139.post-16567925171358536002016-10-11T08:22:00.001-07:002016-10-11T08:41:47.388-07:00SistersI was born with one biological sister, her name is Chandra and she is wonderful! She carries a sense of calmness, she has a heart of gold, a laugh that you cannot forget and has the best ability to listen to someone's situation and stay neutral. I don't know many people who can do that. She and I are so different but at times the same. We have always been able to agree to disagree, for some reason we view the world a little differently. We grieve differently, we express our words differently and our emotions as well. But at the end of the day, you cannot deny the love that we have for each other. I grew up always having a friend to play with, most of the time it was whatever she wanted to do, she hated barbies, but she did always give me the barbies she didn't want, I always thought that was nice of her. We would grow up playing sports together, her always being waaaay better than me at softball, better than me at bible trivia and just better with people in general. I wanted to be like her so much back then, but I'm glad we developed our own individuality. Where most people love her, most people either love <i>or</i> hate me, there are no gray areas. I wouldn't change having my sister as the person I grew up with for anything. She's the only one who has helped me through this crazy life and I'd like to think that when we think about all <i>the out there shit</i> our childhood holds, we can still appreciate that time because we were in it together. We know secrets about each other that no one will ever know, we know facts about our childhood that would be almost unbelievable for others, and then we have the times where we are riding bicycles around the town of Kingston, walking to the snow-cone stand, kicking the same rock back and forth on the walk home from school, and practicing our hand-me-down band instruments in the back yard by the mulberry tree. Times I'd never take back, it was pretty amazing growing up with Cha.<br /><br />-- By the age of seven, I got another sister by the age of seven I had a new sister-in-law, then by the age of ten I had another sister-in-law. My sister Chandra and I learned a lot from these two sister-in-laws, we had a new found love of Sheryl Crow because of one and I've wanted twin boys ever since seeing my other sister-in-law mom hers. Sadly, as we got older and seasons changed we lost one of those sister-in-laws and she is now in heaven and the other sister-in-law now has a new family life and they need her love now. They both showed us so much love while we were a part of their lives though, I'll never forget the bond we shared.<br /><br />Fast forward life a little to seven years ago and picture me dancing around on a huge green lawn in the pouring rain while listening to dave matthews at my first dave concert. There was another free soul wondering through the crowd and I knew her. I actually loved her, I remember casually telling her I wanted to be a Fernandez. The reasoning behind me saying this was because I loved that the fernandez crew carried the "free spirit" gene, I felt that I was that person in the Ahtone family but didn't really have a sibling to share that with, so I remember telling Alana Donna that I wanted to be a Fernandez! Little did I know that I would eat my words, but I seriously couldn't be happier. I'm so excited to have a new younger sister who will always share that sense of free birdness with me, a person who isn't dependent on others, someone who knows what she wants to achieve in life and another sister that I can share my secrets with.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-S9vRTFHOtCE/V_0BwrTSJbI/AAAAAAAAJ-U/UZt5ek8dycQLHAi1gebIBz1L9lt_gORAACLcB/s1600/IMG_4876.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-S9vRTFHOtCE/V_0BwrTSJbI/AAAAAAAAJ-U/UZt5ek8dycQLHAi1gebIBz1L9lt_gORAACLcB/s640/IMG_4876.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Sister Selfie (Photo By: Tristan Ahtone)&nbsp;</div><br /><br />I couldn't be more happy to call these two girls my sisters. Couldn't be more happy for them to be my side on my wedding day. These are the sweet letters I received from the two of them on my wedding day. Here's to many more years of family gatherings and doing life as sisters!!!<br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-awM8DKHxuCY/V_0B8CF3j5I/AAAAAAAAJ-c/xDxt3NfZXPgFPIvuNMUBXfWBa3R4xZ-QACLcB/s1600/IMG_4914.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-awM8DKHxuCY/V_0B8CF3j5I/AAAAAAAAJ-c/xDxt3NfZXPgFPIvuNMUBXfWBa3R4xZ-QACLcB/s640/IMG_4914.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-StXb3OEF-lg/V_0B7JBp9WI/AAAAAAAAJ-Y/4QHlGldK-xcu9W0Y1NxbSUkUjht-wA_2QCLcB/s1600/IMG_4909.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-StXb3OEF-lg/V_0B7JBp9WI/AAAAAAAAJ-Y/4QHlGldK-xcu9W0Y1NxbSUkUjht-wA_2QCLcB/s640/IMG_4909.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="blogger-post-footer">xoxo
Jeri K</div>jeri kayenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2812861479714557139.post-5600049680278346352016-10-10T10:57:00.000-07:002016-10-10T10:59:50.662-07:00Wedding Series<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-B1xqHBXa9aw/V_vUmAwrAfI/AAAAAAAAJ94/EEtfUzrceTwixBvJyblIHxW5cp4UGGQhACLcB/s1600/IMG_4864.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="425" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-B1xqHBXa9aw/V_vUmAwrAfI/AAAAAAAAJ94/EEtfUzrceTwixBvJyblIHxW5cp4UGGQhACLcB/s640/IMG_4864.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br />I've decided that within the next few days I'll give you a little more of a raw insight of our wedding day. From getting ready to the very emotional day for myself and just little snippets and moments that I found so incredibly special. I think I will start with my bridesmaids and how I could not have made it through this emotional roller coaster of a day without these special women. Each and every one of them is so unique and SO loved by Will &amp; I.<br /><br />This picture captures me in a very happy almost euphoric state of mind. I had just read some very heart warming words, I had just cried my eyes out, if the walls of this hotel room could talk they would tell you they saw a girl who is extremely emotional. I will be very honest, when I think of myself I don't think of a woman who is that. I've been described as very much the opposite of that for most of my life. But on this day, because I was comfortable in my surroundings and my sisters, I was able to show them a side of me that they probably haven't even seen. Each and every girl had something to offer me that day and that was their strength and open hearts. I love that they allowed me to be me. I love that they love me as hard as I do them. I am so thankful that these women were placed in my life. I think God every day for them.<br /><br />I cannot wait to share these moments with you and I hope that you can appreciate them as much as I did. I'm going to call the next few blog post the wedding series because there is just so much that I'll post about on here about the wedding. So enjoy!<br /><br />xo,<br />jk<br /><br /><div class="blogger-post-footer">xoxo
Jeri K</div>jeri kayenoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2812861479714557139.post-22982576819072152742016-10-07T12:12:00.003-07:002016-10-07T13:43:52.183-07:00KC's Race<div class="MsoNormal">As I type my fingers are tapping on the keyboard but shaking of race jitters in between words. The wind is whistling in a lower key through the window and when I got up this morning I put my “warm” clothes on. On my way to work, I made three stops. Those three stops were to stick bright signs in the ground. I hope they don’t get blown away… <o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal">It happens every time, as I make the stops to place the signs in the ground, the city seems quiet. All I can hear is the wind blowing through the (dead) grass. The silence throws chills through my body. After I place each sign in the ground, I stop and look around and think about what this race is about. I feel my eyes fill with tears. I feel myself get a little angry, angry because these soldiers were all taken so soon. They had their whole lives ahead of them.&nbsp; I’ll be honest, situations like this make me question God. But I swallow my feelings and I stop asking why, and instead start thanking God for these people. These people gave their lives for you and me. They made the choice to go to another country and fight for us. I stop at the banners and pay my condolences to each person honored. My heart breaks a little with every soldiers face, but at the same time I feel a rush because I am so overwhelmed, just so thankful. The word brave doesn’t seem to be enough to describe this bunch, the title hero is definitely more fitting. <o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><br /><div class="MsoNormal">KC’s been running for exactly 28 minutes at this point. This is <i>her</i> race. It will always be hers. Every runner has <i>their</i> race. This one is all hers. I’m so proud of her, she’ll never really know how proud. You can tell someone a hundred times you are proud of them, but they will never really get it because they can’t feel what you feel when you think about who they are as a person. I’ve seen this girl overcome some unfortunate circumstances but she’s one of those people, you’d never really know. She’s strong, she’s courageous, she’s someone you can go to and she’ll shoot you straight and she’s someone who has a heart of gold. I’m so proud to call you my best friend and hero today &amp; everyday!! &nbsp;&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal">Now, I'll go hoot &amp; holler and watch you finish this baby!<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-HR97B0m4r3I/V_fzYvOWcQI/AAAAAAAAJ9Y/G3qhTCHbPVwN3ged7T1kL9aO3Y6kNQ79ACLcB/s1600/IMG_1267.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-HR97B0m4r3I/V_fzYvOWcQI/AAAAAAAAJ9Y/G3qhTCHbPVwN3ged7T1kL9aO3Y6kNQ79ACLcB/s640/IMG_1267.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-swX-VXRzZVA/V_fzY9BOBwI/AAAAAAAAJ9c/ONFPZGIe7lwYbDSRVZ8tIDXcMuztSU3NgCLcB/s1600/IMG_4845.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-swX-VXRzZVA/V_fzY9BOBwI/AAAAAAAAJ9c/ONFPZGIe7lwYbDSRVZ8tIDXcMuztSU3NgCLcB/s640/IMG_4845.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-1H1mdoObZD0/V_fzZJZTjpI/AAAAAAAAJ9g/w1f5-6yREk8wrwH3i7X6f6Ut1agb0FuQgCLcB/s1600/IMG_9450.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-1H1mdoObZD0/V_fzZJZTjpI/AAAAAAAAJ9g/w1f5-6yREk8wrwH3i7X6f6Ut1agb0FuQgCLcB/s640/IMG_9450.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-jl5wn7UKJJw/V_fzddC98mI/AAAAAAAAJ9k/CgBHATYvVeUsVIMSCrI0Hf5T7wsPGA2DQCLcB/s1600/IMG_9453.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-jl5wn7UKJJw/V_fzddC98mI/AAAAAAAAJ9k/CgBHATYvVeUsVIMSCrI0Hf5T7wsPGA2DQCLcB/s640/IMG_9453.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-lh698D1a-GQ/V_fzdlCyPiI/AAAAAAAAJ9o/FgM7v-I0gVgBQZSI92IIQ_IUNaRCmFeyQCLcB/s1600/IMG_9458.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-lh698D1a-GQ/V_fzdlCyPiI/AAAAAAAAJ9o/FgM7v-I0gVgBQZSI92IIQ_IUNaRCmFeyQCLcB/s640/IMG_9458.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer">xoxo
Jeri K</div>jeri kayenoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2812861479714557139.post-31022276865067104772016-10-06T12:39:00.001-07:002016-10-06T12:39:51.335-07:00Just Jeri...WITH A SIDE OF WILLS<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-vxFWEGBomcc/V_ajjCtkh9I/AAAAAAAAJ7s/uhkR-eXs04Ura8KHNXpt45b8Ko-0s22KQCLcB/s1600/14485090_825536672875_5621179254737150190_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-vxFWEGBomcc/V_ajjCtkh9I/AAAAAAAAJ7s/uhkR-eXs04Ura8KHNXpt45b8Ko-0s22KQCLcB/s400/14485090_825536672875_5621179254737150190_n.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br />So it's finally happened, Will and I had the absolute best time celebrating with all of the beautiful people in our life. Our wedding was everything we wanted it to be. We are so in love. It's a real thing. That rom-com feel is a real thing, for us anyway. &nbsp;And it wasn't always this way. I mean I can give you some examples. Like the time I wrote this&nbsp;<a href="https://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=2812861479714557139#editor/target=post;postID=8338785301771544715;onPublishedMenu=allposts;onClosedMenu=allposts;postNum=212;src=postname" target="_blank">post</a>&nbsp;, or even this&nbsp;<a href="http://justjerikaye.blogspot.com/2013/09/one-thing-im-good-at-is-being.html" target="_blank">one</a>&nbsp;. But the best part about those hard times, is that we actually made it through those rough patches. We overcame our obstacles and we really are legitimately happy with each other as partners for life. We figured out how to live with each other HAPPILY and now it seems almost second nature for us to find small and simple ways to go out of our way to do little things that make each other's days a little better. Basically I'm saying our relationship has grown so much and that is what makes me the most proud. &nbsp;To know that we have the ability to grow but most of all that we want to grow together.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-T51CipKbySI/V_am8U5-6GI/AAAAAAAAJ8A/sgre0vmdh2AHk1iRm4yPmftsjgKgtyTcgCLcB/s1600/FullSizeR%2B%25281%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-T51CipKbySI/V_am8U5-6GI/AAAAAAAAJ8A/sgre0vmdh2AHk1iRm4yPmftsjgKgtyTcgCLcB/s320/FullSizeR%2B%25281%2529.jpg" width="206" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">B helped Will &amp; I release some butterflies in honor of my mom, such a special moment!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-R1rC6Brk05Y/V_anBPywcuI/AAAAAAAAJ8E/ziczUpk0jIwA-hOCYvI9LJURsuMJSuYJgCLcB/s1600/FullSizeR.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-R1rC6Brk05Y/V_anBPywcuI/AAAAAAAAJ8E/ziczUpk0jIwA-hOCYvI9LJURsuMJSuYJgCLcB/s400/FullSizeR.jpg" width="375" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I'm pretty sure this is us being so in love with this moment</div><br /><br />Our wedding, gosh the day flew by. It was amazing though to see my handsome groom at the end of the aisle. I can't explain the feelings I had throughout the day, I think it was the most emotional day I've had in a very long time. I was pissed off at one point, annoyed at one point, sad because I was grieving at one point, crying tears of joy because I got a book of extremely encouraging and personal letters from my bridesmaids and the Ahtone men in my family and then the absolute sweetest letter from my groom, then I was nervous at one point, then I was carefree as we were driving up to the wedding, followed by an almost cry because my dad saw me and told me he was proud of me at one point, then I was anxious as soon as I heard the music that the groomsmen walked out to ( this song:&nbsp;<a href="http://song/" target="_blank">https://youtu.be/G2dR2DV-eGc</a>&nbsp;) then I went to extremely excited because I was ready to see Will. The happiness that filled me when I was face to face with him was something I cannot explain. It was like all was right in the world. We loved our wedding despite tiny details that didn't get met, we felt that it was a really precious time to share our day with our loved ones.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-pLeBlkRSkyg/V_aoLRnTxdI/AAAAAAAAJ8U/H29ZctVXBPI5aBaMHKe1nNusBNP_GmdmwCLcB/s1600/14441029_825548628915_9015627464620272475_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-pLeBlkRSkyg/V_aoLRnTxdI/AAAAAAAAJ8U/H29ZctVXBPI5aBaMHKe1nNusBNP_GmdmwCLcB/s320/14441029_825548628915_9015627464620272475_n.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-P854qXJMhDw/V_aoNVavUvI/AAAAAAAAJ8Y/NzFFxt03S-clPSthVmuw0ho7uhS-KycMQCLcB/s1600/14494681_825549542085_4491476454415129971_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-P854qXJMhDw/V_aoNVavUvI/AAAAAAAAJ8Y/NzFFxt03S-clPSthVmuw0ho7uhS-KycMQCLcB/s320/14494681_825549542085_4491476454415129971_n.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-6v6HrNIgDV8/V_aoI8tSSEI/AAAAAAAAJ8M/FClJ3AsmhQU3OluBVBlOuRHxKxcQa9XmQCLcB/s1600/IMG_4654.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-6v6HrNIgDV8/V_aoI8tSSEI/AAAAAAAAJ8M/FClJ3AsmhQU3OluBVBlOuRHxKxcQa9XmQCLcB/s320/IMG_4654.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-HGUvPWBvPA8/V_aoPWwjb2I/AAAAAAAAJ8c/okN7aPQCon8hBZ7YNzKzP0GJtn-BI0DPACLcB/s1600/14516555_825549222725_4726731889965106826_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-HGUvPWBvPA8/V_aoPWwjb2I/AAAAAAAAJ8c/okN7aPQCon8hBZ7YNzKzP0GJtn-BI0DPACLcB/s320/14516555_825549222725_4726731889965106826_n.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-sfBDJ6oPRa8/V_aoRdJ7zMI/AAAAAAAAJ8g/LUzjwyy_XOQoAQKVpgQH3IgKXo43y8xNACLcB/s1600/14516603_825548908355_5136470712014582668_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-sfBDJ6oPRa8/V_aoRdJ7zMI/AAAAAAAAJ8g/LUzjwyy_XOQoAQKVpgQH3IgKXo43y8xNACLcB/s320/14516603_825548908355_5136470712014582668_n.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-7DGpm4L1044/V_aoWf9AiPI/AAAAAAAAJ8k/FzIKds0DNDYcnOqrHxAI2DRg4xFZXJDnQCLcB/s1600/14449765_825548963245_8565062376998125519_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-7DGpm4L1044/V_aoWf9AiPI/AAAAAAAAJ8k/FzIKds0DNDYcnOqrHxAI2DRg4xFZXJDnQCLcB/s320/14449765_825548963245_8565062376998125519_n.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-yZFwFly-PsA/V_aoW9pIXzI/AAAAAAAAJ8o/6LsNpY7aXCgA1x7ulkMFESkRxVDMLXMzACLcB/s1600/14449805_825549262645_4326491046266835388_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-yZFwFly-PsA/V_aoW9pIXzI/AAAAAAAAJ8o/6LsNpY7aXCgA1x7ulkMFESkRxVDMLXMzACLcB/s320/14449805_825549262645_4326491046266835388_n.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-e45zc4NT6eg/V_aoW4ZQ5NI/AAAAAAAAJ8s/a8sDmwAYX5IXanuQaRLqRp8syBh6CciQACLcB/s1600/14457544_825549347475_7241440106263618291_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-e45zc4NT6eg/V_aoW4ZQ5NI/AAAAAAAAJ8s/a8sDmwAYX5IXanuQaRLqRp8syBh6CciQACLcB/s320/14457544_825549347475_7241440106263618291_n.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-1QaLJqHBX4o/V_aoXXm7uzI/AAAAAAAAJ8w/eQQDHJaSmeIUuXkG4NR2EactkGGGuHjlwCLcB/s1600/14457550_825549547075_5163577076293419698_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-1QaLJqHBX4o/V_aoXXm7uzI/AAAAAAAAJ8w/eQQDHJaSmeIUuXkG4NR2EactkGGGuHjlwCLcB/s320/14457550_825549547075_5163577076293419698_n.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br />Our honeymoon was amazing. Gosh I love spending time with Shoba and Will outdoors. Colorado is SO gorgeous. Will planned our honeymoon and he did so good. I loved it! We finished it up by going to watch the Borns &amp; The Lumineers. Will now sees why I love the lumineers so much and has taken a fond liking to them as well. Now we are home and our days are filled with Will yelling to me "i love you wife" and me saying "hey husband" when he walks through the door. It's pretty fun!<br /><br />I'm sure I'll be posting a few other memorable wedding moments in the next few weeks because I just want to make sure I document it so that I can look back later in life. I LOVE THIS MAN SO MUCH!<br /><br /><br /><div class="blogger-post-footer">xoxo
Jeri K</div>jeri kayenoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2812861479714557139.post-1045612007939648512016-09-07T13:19:00.001-07:002016-09-07T13:19:36.602-07:00Welp see ya later AugustAugust was pretty fun, Will &amp; I got to enjoy our engagement and we spent a lot of time just hangin' with the Shobes. Reminding him that he has a very special part to play in the wedding and so he needs to be sure he's ready.<br /><br />Now, the real fun part... I got to spend time with 15 of my besties in the same place that Will &amp; I got engaged. It was SO much fun. Like I'm already planning a vow renewal next year with Will so I can get these girls together again ha. It was not long enough. A HUGE cabin in the woods with that many girls can seem like it could be a bit dramatic. But I've said it before and I'll say it again, I only vibe well with GOOD, POSITIVE and HILARIOUS people. That was so obvious with this group too. Not one thing went wrong. Everyone got along, we all left that town with better ab muscles and better dance moves. I cannot wait to get them all together again for the wedding. WEDDING (insert bug eyed betty emoji) it's coming up so quick. Will and I are trying not to stress out, but we are both anxious, excited and so ready for our big day. I cannot wait to see him at the end of the aisle.<br /><br />I did run my August marathon and suckkkkked at that. I just wasn't in the mood. I was still in post-bach party recovery so it was something close to horrible. But I ran that thing and didn't post shit about it because I was super embarrassed ha.<br /><br />I started a spiritual fast earlier this week and it seems to help with any of my wedding stress and health too. God is good. I'm a work in progress always, but I like to work on my spiritual side every now and then...<br /><br />Anyway, I hope life is good for you folks, I'll be back to my old bloggin' self shortly. After the wedding of course. Although, I've been working on some unfinished blogs throughout this planning process. Ok byyyyyye for now!<br /><br />xo,<br />jk <div class="blogger-post-footer">xoxo
Jeri K</div>jeri kayenoreply@blogger.com0